Indonesia has begun banning companies that do not comply with content moderation laws and licensing rules. Among these companies Yahoo, PayPal, Steam and Epic Games It was stated that there are popular services such as Indonesia’s What will companies that do not comply with the rules do now?
Controversial Steam and PayPal ban from Indonesia
With the new law enacted in Indonesia, there are some obligations that companies that want to operate in the country must fulfill. By law, companies must register with the country’s database and remove content that “disrupts public order.” Indonesia also access user data he wants too.
Google, Meta and Amazon It was stated that giant companies such as companies complied with these rules to operate in the country and obtained a license by registering in the database. However Yahoo, PayPal and Steam Dozens of companies, including companies, seem to not comply with the law.
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Speaking to Reuters on the subject, Indonesian Ministry of Communications official Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan said that the door is open to all banned companies. Companies that do not follow the rules can operate by obtaining a license expressed.
As access is prohibited by Valve (Steam naturally) in the country Dota2 and Counter-Strike Popular games such as Also due to Epic Games being banned Fortnite servers are also disabled. Similarly, access to payments giant PayPal was shut down, leaving thousands of freelancers in the middle.
It is unclear whether giants such as PayPal, Epic Games and Valve will continue their activities in Indonesia. However, thousands of users have already started to show their reactions on Twitter. It should be noted that the companies have contacted the Indonesian government.
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