Constructing 'the Best Interests of the Child' in Digital Space Governance: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025

This study aims to examine how the concept of "the best interests of the child" is constructed in Indonesia's Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 concerning Electronic System Governance for Child Protection, and to identify the digital child protection paradigm embedded within this regulatory framework. The method employed is Norman Fairclough's Critical Discourse Analysis, examining the…