Silent Recruitment: Extremist Child Targeting on Messaging Platforms in Indonesia

In November 2025, Indonesia’s National Police Detachment 88 (Densus 88 AT Polri), together with the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT), reported the arrest of five adults who administered several radical-terrorist groups on encrypted messaging platforms that included child members. An estimated 110 children, aged 10–18, from various provinces in Indonesia were alleged to be members of these groups. In today’s online […]