Google, Twitter yet to sign up to Indonesia’s new licensing rules

Neither Alphabet Inc’s Google nor Twitter Inc had signed up to Indonesia’s new licensing rules as of midday, ministry records showed, as a deadline loomed that could see their services temporarily blocked in the country.
The registration is required under rules released in late 2020 that give authorities broad powers to compel platforms to disclose data of certain users and take down content deemed unlawful or that “disturbs public order” within four hours if urgent, and 24 hours if not.
The communications ministry has said companies that do not register before the deadline just before midnight on Wednesday will be reprimanded, fined, and then blocked – a decision that will be reversed once they register. While the ministry did not say when exactly the block would take effect, it is unlikely to be immediate.