JAKARTA, June 26 (Reuters) - Indonesian Communications and Digital Technology Minister Miutya Hafiz said that social media apps TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of about 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in the country, as restrictions on social media use take effect.

The details are as follows:

• Miotia said late Thursday that TikTok, developed by Chinese technology company ByteDance, had disabled 4.1 million accounts, while Google's YouTube, owned by Alphabet Group, had disabled 600,000 accounts, and indicated that the ministry wanted other companies to follow suit.

• Neither company immediately responded to a request for comment.

• In March, Indonesia issued a regulation requiring social media companies that own platforms deemed high-risk by Indonesia to disable accounts belonging to children under the age of 16, including so far the X app, Meta's Instagram, and the video game platform Roblox.

• “We are not only working to delay children’s access to these platforms, but we also want to change the behavior of the platforms themselves,” said Motia on Thursday, adding that the ministry is currently reviewing the self-assessment reports submitted by the companies.

• The Indonesian restrictions, which the government says are aimed at reducing the risks of cyberbullying and addiction, follow a ban imposed by Australia last year due to concerns about the potential harm social media poses to the mental health of young people.

• The pioneering Australian experiment is under close scrutiny, as countries around the world seek to emulate it.

• Britain announced this month that it plans to impose wider restrictions including on gaming and live streaming platforms.