(Corrects day of minister's remarks in paragraph 2 from Tuesday to Monday)

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to issue a regulation to set a minimum age for users of social media, a move aimed at protecting children in digital space, its communications minister has said.

The government is preparing a regulation to ban social media use for certain ages, Communications Minister Meutya Hafid said on Monday. She did not say what the age limit would be.

(Reporting by Ananda Teresia; Editing by Martin Petty)