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

JAKARTA, July 20 (Reuters) – Neither Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) nor Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) had signed up to Indonesia’s new licensing rules as of midday Wednesday, 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…