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Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia’s temporary ban on major websites including PayPal has exposed the difficult balancing act Jakarta faces as it seeks to both tighten control of the internet and become Southeast Asia’s next tech hub. Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has listed digital infrastructure as a priority under his Making Indonesia 4.0 roadmap aimed at lifting his country into the ranks of the world’s top 10 economies. But even as Widodo has pushed the digital… Source link

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… Source link

Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email Google’s push into eCommerce is taking it to Indonesia, where online shopping is growing at explosive rates in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Alphabet unit and Singapore’s state investment firm, Temasek Holdings Pte, have agreed to pump $350 million into PT Tokopedia, a giant Indonesian eCommerce hub, according to Bloomberg, which cited sources familiar with the deal. The aim of the investment is to help fuel a burst of expansion for… Source link