Indonesia lifts TikTok's registration suspension after company accepts data request
By Roffie Kuniawan ( October 6, 2025, 08:18 GMT | Insight) -- The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs lifted the suspension of TikTok’s registration as an electronic-system provider on Saturday, just one day after the ministry suspended the registration over the platform’s refusal to hand over full livestream and monetization data that was requested by the government.
The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, or Komdigi, lifted the suspension of TikTok’s registration as an electronic-system provider on Saturday, just one day after the ministry suspended the registration over the platform’s refusal to hand over full livestream and monetization data that was requested by the government.The suspension was triggered by TikTok's refusal to provide the data that was requested during a probe into alleged online gambling.Director General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, Alexander Sabar, said last Friday that the decision to suspend the platform’s registration came in response to TikTok having only partially complied with the government's data request, describing the ministry's move as the "government’s assertiveness" on the issue. ...
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