On July 30, Reuters quoted Indonesian communications ministry official Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan as saying that Indonesia had blocked portal Yahoo, payments firm PayPal and some gaming sites for neglecting to comply with licensing rules. Registration requirements are part of that. A set of rules first published in November 2020. They would allow authorities to order platforms to remove content deemed illegal or “disturbing public order.” The ministry has repeatedly warned that it will block breaches by online platforms in the country and has set a deadline of July 20, 2022. register…
Indonesia has blocked portal Yahoo, payments company PayPal and some gaming sites for neglecting to comply with licensing rules, Reuters On July 30, Indonesian Communications Ministry official Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan said.
The registration requirements are part of a series of rules first published in November 2020. They would allow authorities to order platforms to remove content deemed illegal or “disturbing public order.”
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has repeatedly warn It will block breaches by online platforms in the country and set a deadline of July 20, 2022.
Register at the last minute
While many international and domestic tech companies have happily complied with this rule, others include Google, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Amazon registered At the last minute alone, the move was largely seen as a compromise to preserve access to Indonesia, an important market of about 200 million internet users.
Pangerapan said other companies that did not sign the licensing rules have been blocked, including Yahoo, PayPal and gaming sites such as Steam, Dota2, Counter-Strike and EpicGames.
Many Indonesian netizens criticized the government’s move for hurting Indonesia’s online gaming industry and affecting freelancers using Paypal.
under investigation
According to the ministry, nearly 9,000 tech companies have registered their platforms with the government, and another 55 are under investigation for allegedly providing false information during the application process.
Pangerapan stressed that access to blocked websites will be reopened if they complete the registration process.
“So it’s up to them. Once they sign up, we’ll lift the moratorium,” he said.
