Bringing Digital Dialogue IRL to Schools Worldwide
Meta, supported by EYEYAH!, brought Digital Dialogue IRL (DDIRL) to Indonesia as part of Festival Hari Anak Nasional 2026: “It’s P.L.A.Y Time! (Protect, Learn, Act, and Youthful)”, held at Auditorium PERPUSNAS RI.
The event introduced an Indonesian-language version of Digital Dialogue IRL, supported by ECPAT Indonesia, making the interactive social media literacy experience accessible to more young people, parents and educators in Indonesia.
At the festival, students took part in five DDIRL interactive booths, exploring different aspects of their social media experiences through visual prompts and activities. Groups moved through the booths together, discussing their online habits while collecting illustrated conversation cards and keychain freebies along the way.
The programme also included a dedicated session for parents, featuring the mini talkshow “Keeping Children Balanced in the Digital Era.” Speakers included Rendy Novalianto, Public Policy Manager at Meta; Rio Hendra from ECPAT Indonesia; and Dr. Ir. Bonifisius Wahyu Pudjianto, M.Eng from Komdigi BPSDM. The discussion explored how parents and communities can support children in developing healthier and more balanced relationships with technology.
Bringing Digital Dialogue IRL into schools
Alongside the public activation, EYEYAH! and Meta conducted an educator training session, introducing teachers to a free Digital Dialogue IRL Educators Toolkit designed to help them bring the experience into their own classrooms.
The toolkit includes translated student presentation slides and detailed teacher notes, allowing educators to facilitate conversations around the DDIRL illustrations and use the digital interactive as part of classroom learning.
The resource was developed following pilot programmes at Tanjong Katong Secondary School and Damai Secondary School in Singapore.
During the one-hour school workshops, students explored three DDIRL themes — Feed Control, Beyond Likes and Know Your Limits. Students first reflected individually or in pairs on their own social media habits before sharing their perspectives in whole-class discussions after each illustration.
The pilots showed encouraging shifts in students’ awareness and confidence. After taking part, 71% of students were familiar with relevant social media tools and settings, while 7 in 10 said they felt more in control of their social media use. In addition, 71% were more aware of how social media reactions could affect their feelings, 65% planned to take steps to manage their screen time, and 65% reported a better understanding of how algorithms work.
By combining visual storytelling, interactive discussion and practical tools for educators and families, the Indonesia launch extended Digital Dialogue IRL’s aim of making digital wellbeing conversations more accessible, engaging and relevant to young people.
Digital Dialogue IRL will also continue its regional expansion, with the interactive being translated and localised for young people, families and educators across multiple markets. Adapted versions are being developed for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Pakistan, helping make conversations around social media habits, digital wellbeing and online safety more accessible and culturally relevant to communities across Asia.