We didn’t cave in: why Steam, Origin, PayPal, etc. were blocked in Indonesia

The Indonesian government has blocked access to a number of online services, including Steam, Epic Games, PayPal and Yahoo, after

how companies did not comply with the new requirement related to “landing” (about the same law exists in Russia), as previously reported by Reuters. Discuss

According to the rules, companies considered"private electronic systems providers" must register with a government database to operate in the country or face a nationwide ban. Indonesia gave companies until July 27 to comply and has since banned companies that did not.

As a result of the ban, users in Indonesialost the ability to make payments and even play some games. According to Daniel Ahmad, senior analyst at Niko Partners, the ban affected such popular games and services as Origin, DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike.

Meanwhile, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, TikTok, Twitter, Netflix, and Spotify signed up for a license last week, and they're all available.

According to Reuters, Kominfo CEO Samuel Abrigani Pangerapan said the ban would be lifted as soon as the companies were listed in the country's database.