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Indonesia suspends TikTok registration over data sharing failures
Indonesia suspended TikTok's license for failing to fully provide data on live streaming tied to online gambling and protests, affecting over 100 million local users.
- On Friday, Indonesia's Communications and Digital Affairs Ministry suspended TikTok's operating licence and revoked its electronic system provider registration after failing to provide live-stream data.
- On September 16 the ministry summoned TikTok and set a September 23 deadline to submit traffic, streaming and monetisation data linked to suspected gambling accounts, which TikTok refused citing internal policies.
- Only partial data was supplied by TikTok, which cited internal data-use procedures, while Indonesian licensing regulation requires data handover for oversight and deemed TikTok in violation.
- Despite the freeze on Friday, TikTok remained available and Reuters accessed it normally, though officials said the suspension could in theory block access to TikTok, which has more than 100 million accounts in Indonesia.
- Jakarta has stepped up pressure, including fining TikTok $900,000, as officials framed the suspension as a firm response to incomplete data during unrest between August 25 and 30, 2025 that killed at least 10 people.
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Indonesia suspends TikTok registration over data sharing failures, ministry says
Indonesia has suspended TikTok's registration to provide electronic systems after it failed to hand over all data relating to the use of its live stream feature, a government official said on Friday.
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