Security News > 2022 > August > Steam, PayPal blocked as Indonesia enforces new Internet regulation
The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Kominfo, is now blocking access to internet service and content providers who had not registered on the country's new licensing platform by July 27th, 2022, as the country begins to restrict access to online content providers and services.
The first blocks began Friday, a day before the June 26th deadline, and according to internet access monitoring org NetBlocks, some of the service providers include Yahoo, Steam, and PayPal.
Due to the blocks, many PayPal users in Indonesia have been locked out of their accounts and funds.
The new regulatory framework introduced by Indonesia's IT ministry last year was presented as a content control system said to be introduced to protect national security and prevent the dissemination of fake news.
The regulation orders the mandatory registration of all internet service providers into a new licensing platform allowing them to legally operate in the country.
Any information published on registered service providers' platforms is subject to state scrutiny, as is any information about user accounts, communication on these sites, and all other forms of data exchange.