Indonesia bans access to Steam, Epic Games, PayPal, and more |
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31st July 2022, 12:42 AM
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Cowcow no Frieren
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For the last 24 hours, all Indonesians have been talking about this, so I think I should share this topic here as well.
Indonesia bans access to Steam, Epic Games, PayPal, and more The companies missed the deadline to comply with the country’s new requirements The Indonesian government has blocked access to a range of online services, including Steam, Epic Games, PayPal, and Yahoo after the companies failed to comply with a new requirement related to the country’s restrictive content moderation laws, as reported earlier by Reuters. In line with the rules, companies deemed “Private Electronic System Providers” must register with the government’s database to operate in the country, or otherwise face a nationwide ban. Indonesia gave companies until July 27th to comply and has since banned those that haven’t. The requirement is part of an overarching law, called MR5, which was first introduced in 2020. As noted by Reuters, the laws give the Indonesian government the ability to obtain data about specific users, as well as coerce companies into removing content that “disturbs public order” or is considered illegal. Platforms have four hours to take action on “urgent” removal requests, or 24 hours in the case of any other content. A 2021 report from the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) calls Indonesia’s laws “invasive of human rights,” as it puts platforms at the mercy of the Indonesian government, which will ban them if not in compliance with local laws. Earlier this month, the EFF penned a letter to the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo), urging the government to repeal its “invasive content moderation rules.” The ban has left users in Indonesia stuck without the ability to process payments or even play certain games. As pointed out by Daniel Ahmad, a senior analyst at Niko Partners, some other popular games and services affected by the ban include Origin, DOTA 2, and Counter-Strike. Meanwhile, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, TikTok, Twitter, Netflix, and Spotify registered for a license last week, and all remain available. According to Reuters, Kominfo general director Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan said the country may give users access to PayPal for a small window of time during the ban. Pangerapan also noted that the ban will be lifted once the companies register with the country’s database. It’s unclear when these services will come back online, or if they’ll register with the Indonesian database. PayPal, Epic Games, and Valve didn’t immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment. Link of the news: https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/30/23285091...es-paypal-yahoo |
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31st July 2022, 01:04 AM
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I'm a paragon so don't perceive me
Joined: 3 February 2011
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I've heard about this - if only because Hololive Indonesia is now affected by this, meaning my ID waifus are going to have problems streaming games - a private citizen could just load up a VPN but broadcasting what you're doing to an audience of thousands... maybe less good. Also PayPal going down means it's a lot harder to get paid when working for an international company.
It does feel similar to the way China banned Steam but the difference is I doubt Indonesia is going to create a bad knockoff, I think this is Indonesia trying to overreach control that happens to go along with their traditional culture ideology and... hopefully, the economic disruption from this will convince them to back off soon though I'm not counting on it. also it's worth saying that this 'license' that they're required to operate gives a third-party (their government) a lot of control over private user data and I wouldn't trust any company that's already signed up to it. shit's bad for the Indonesians |
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31st July 2022, 11:42 AM
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BuzzJack Legend
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Indonesia report: "Significant human rights issues included: unlawful or arbitrary killings; reports of torture by police; arbitrary arrest or detention; political prisoners; restrictions on free expression, the press, and the internet, including censorship and the existence of criminal libel laws; interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly; serious acts of corruption; lack of investigation of and accountability for violence against women; crimes involving violence or threats of violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex persons; and the existence of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual conduct between adults."
I am disappointed in those companies doing business as usual and signing up their data for access by the government. The ones getting banned, at least they show principles... |
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