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Gaming Websites, PayPal, and Yahoo Now Blocked in Indonesia!
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Gaming Websites, PayPal, and Yahoo Now Blocked in Indonesia!

In an official update on July 30, 2022, Saturday, Indonesia has announced having blocked various gaming websites, the search engine website Yahoo, the payments business PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), and other websites because they failed to comply with license standards. This announcement sparked an outcry on social media. According to the rules published at the end of November 2020, registration was necessary. These rules were to give authorities broad powers to compel platforms to disclose data of certain users and remove content deemed unlawful or that "disturbs public order" within four hours if the matter is urgent and within 24 hours if it is not. On Monday, July 18, 2022, the Indonesian government urged technology companies to register under new licensing rules or risk blocking t...
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