In addition, a study conducted by the Indonesian Internet Service Providers Association in February found that 34.4 % of the country’s computer users were Gen Z, or born between 1997 and 2012.
Compared to other generations, Gen Z form the largest proportion of internet people in Indonesia, the study found, Kompas had reported.  ,
Prior to 2022, data from the Central Statistics Agency ( BPS) in Indonesia revealed that 33.44 percent of young children aged six and under used mobile phones or wireless devices, while 24.96 % of those in that age group had access to the internet.  ,
Dr Ivana- the psychiatrist- said gadget addiction may cause delinquent behaviours in younger people such as mental disturbances, impulsiveness, and aggression.
A pair of sisters aged 17 and 19 were found guilty of online gaming addiction in East Java in a case reported by regional newspaper Jatim Post in May, just leaving their rooms to take and take showers.  ,
When their mother realized that neither their parents nor their mother could no longer identify, the condition escalated. The sisters were then taken to the hospital for conditions resulting from excessive mobile telephone use, where they had to go through medical treatment to manage their depression.
Separately, a 17-year-old teen in Blitar, East Java, passed away in death after his parents took his cell phone, which he uses to play online games.  ,
Retno Listyarti, a director for the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI), reported last year that young people are becoming addicted to cellular phones in some areas of the nation. In Jakarta and West Java, for the first time, geriatric wards were required to be opened for children with mental illnesses linked to gadget addiction.  ,
Mdm Retno claimed that children may be having more social and physical activities, but that more children were staying at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had originally resulted in more children making friends with mobile devices.  ,
The state is now working on a National Rules on the protection of children from online game, which is anticipated to be released later this month, according to the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection.
Mr. Nahar, who is the ministry’s lieutenant for child protection, stated in April that the national legislation may be issued in response to the rise in crimes like bullying, pornography, and sexual harassment committed by children as a result of the influence of online games.