Indonesia on July 18 urged tech companies including Google and Facebook brand owner Meta to register under the new licensing rules within two days or risk having their platforms blocked.
The registration requirement is part of a set of rules first published in November 2020 that allow authorities to order platforms to remove content deemed illegal or “disturbing public order” within four hours, or 24 hours if deemed urgent Delete is not.
The deadline to accept the rules officially ends on July 20, 2022.
The Indonesian Ministry of Information and Communications requires local and international Internet services to be officially registered as the Ministry’s Electronic System Provider (Penyelenggara Sistem Elektronik, or PSE). Failure to comply will result in a ban on operations in the country from July 21.
Instagram, Netflix, WhatsApp still subject to new rules
Apart from Google (including its service YouTube) and Meta, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, Netflix and game providers PUBG Mobile and Mobile Legends, the big names that have so far failed to register.
The latter two mobile games say they’re working on PSE registration, but there’s no word yet on Meta and Google’s intent to comply.
In turn, as of July 18, more than 5,900 domestic companies — including local apps Gojek, Tokopedia, Traveloka — and 108 foreign companies had registered, including short-video app TikTok, music streaming company Spotify and Social Media Media reference platform Linktree. department.
total block suspicious
Despite the threat, some analysts doubt Indonesian authorities will immediately block platforms run by non-compliant companies, especially given the widespread use of some platforms in Indonesia, including by state officials.
With a young, digitally savvy population of 270 million, Indonesia is a top 10 market for global users of many social media companies including TikTok, Twitter and Facebook.
The measure also contradicts Indonesia’s efforts to attract more digital nomads to the country through special long-stay visas. Almost all forms of online productivity are impossible without the necessary web services.
“Immoral” and “Negative” Content
In recent years, the Ministry of Information and Communications has been known to ban apps and platforms on legal and/or ethical grounds. These include gay dating app Blued, which was banned for its “immoral” LGBT content, TikTok for its generally “negative content,” and Telegram for allegedly promoting the spread of radical content, Although the ban on the latter two has been lifted.
But in fact, the ministry’s threats of injunctions are certainly nothing new, as companies have missed past deadlines without any apparent consequences.
Indonesia on July 18 urged tech companies including Google and Facebook brand owner Meta to register under the new licensing rules within two days or risk having their platforms blocked. The registration requirement is part of a set of rules first published in November 2020 that allow authorities to order platforms to remove content deemed illegal or “disturbing public order” within four hours, or 24 hours if deemed urgent Delete is not. The deadline to accept the rules officially ends on July 20, 2022. Indonesia’s Ministry of Information and Communications is requesting local…
Indonesia on July 18 urged tech companies including Google and Facebook brand owner Meta to register under the new licensing rules within two days or risk having their platforms blocked.
The registration requirement is part of a set of rules first published in November 2020 that allow authorities to order platforms to remove content deemed illegal or “disturbing public order” within four hours, or 24 hours if deemed urgent Delete is not.
The deadline to accept the rules officially ends on July 20, 2022.
The Indonesian Ministry of Information and Communications requires local and international Internet services to be officially registered as the Ministry’s Electronic System Provider (Penyelenggara Sistem Elektronik, or PSE). Failure to comply will result in a ban on operations in the country from July 21.
Instagram, Netflix, WhatsApp still subject to new rules
Apart from Google (including its service YouTube) and Meta, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, Netflix and game providers PUBG Mobile and Mobile Legends, the big names that have so far failed to register.
The latter two mobile games say they’re working on PSE registration, but there’s no word yet on Meta and Google’s intent to comply.
In turn, as of July 18, more than 5,900 domestic companies — including local apps Gojek, Tokopedia, Traveloka — and 108 foreign companies had registered, including short-video app TikTok, music streaming company Spotify and Social Media Media reference platform Linktree. department.
total block suspicious
Despite the threat, some analysts doubt Indonesian authorities will immediately block platforms run by non-compliant companies, especially given the widespread use of some platforms in Indonesia, including by state officials.
With a young, digitally savvy population of 270 million, Indonesia is a top 10 market for global users of many social media companies including TikTok, Twitter and Facebook.
The measure also contradicts Indonesia’s efforts to attract more digital nomads to the country through special long-stay visas. Almost all forms of online productivity are impossible without the necessary web services.
“Immoral” and “Negative” Content
In recent years, the Ministry of Information and Communications has been known to ban apps and platforms on legal and/or ethical grounds. These include gay dating app Blued, which was banned for its “immoral” LGBT content, TikTok for its generally “negative content,” and Telegram for allegedly promoting the spread of radical content, Although the ban on the latter two has been lifted.
But in fact, the ministry’s threats of injunctions are certainly nothing new, as companies have missed past deadlines without any apparent consequences.
