Indonesian laws are called “invasive of human rights” With such policies, Indonesia will experience a lack of foreign companies, but it also means that gamers in Indonesia already don’t have access to Dota 2, CS:GO and other competitive games as well as offline titles which were distributed via offline marketplaces like Steam and Origin. Indonesian users are justifiably angry, as many of them regularly use the above-mentioned services and such a ban will most likely damage creative and gaming spheres in the country. Here is a list of affected services: /6K121xVEMP The blocks are not permanent, assuming the companies register and comply with the regulation, and Kominfo has already reached out to these companies to ensure compliance and reverse the block.
The Indonesian users of PayPal only have a five-day window to withdraw money from their accounts and later the service will be blocked completely. The denylist of companies that didn’t meet the requirements and were banned in the region included Steam, Epic Games, Battle Net, Ubisoft, Origin, Nintendo, Yahoo and PayPal. Last month, Indonesian government forced tech companies to follow new regulations and implement licensing until July 20, with some corporations such as Amazon, Facebook and Google meeting the deadline and staying on the market. Gaming fans in the region are raging at KOMINFO, the Indonesian ministry of communication, which signed the enforcement.Īccording to the new rules, which were first announced in November 2020, the Indonesian authorities have power to force platforms to share determined user data and delete content that “disturbs public order” by demand within four hours.
Due to new rules of licensing, the government in Indonesia blocked foreign gaming services and websites including Steam, Epic Games and Ubisoft, among other platforms.
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