Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) has officially notified 25 private electronic system providers (PSEs) operating in Indonesia that they are not in compliance with the necessary administrative requirements.

Most of the services from the PSE list are popular applications and websites widely used by internet users in the country, such as ChatGPT and Duolingo.

The Director General of Digital Space Supervision, Alexander Sabar, stated that the institution has conveyed regulations regarding the obligation to complete administrative requirements to Private Electronic System Providers. This socialization is outlined in the Minister of Communication and Information Regulation No. 5 of 2020 concerning Private Electronic System Providers (Permenkominfo No. 5 of 2020).

According to Articles 2 and 4 of the regulation, all private electronic system providers, whether domestic or foreign, must register their electronic systems before operating them. "If they still do not register after the notification is sent, administrative sanctions, including access termination, can be applied in accordance with the applicable regulations," said Alexander in a written statement on Thursday, November 20, 2025.

Which Private Electronic System Providers are currently threatened with sanctions by Komdigi?

• Cloudflare, Inc. (cloudflare.com and 1.1.1.1 + WARP: Safer Internet application)
• Dropbox, Inc. (dropbox.com and Dropbox application)
• Flextech, Inc. (terabox.com and Terabox application)
• OpenAI, L.L.C. (chatgpt.com and ChatGPT application)
• Duolingo, Inc. (id.duolingo.com and Duolingo application)
• Marriott International, Inc. (marriott.com and Marriott Bonvoy application)
• PT Duit Orang Tua (roomme.id)
• AccorS.A. (accor.com and ALL Accor application)
• InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (ihg.com and IHG One Rewards application)
• PT. HIJUP.COM (hijup.com and HIJUP application)
• PT Kasual Jaya Sejahtera (kasual.id)
• Fashiontoday (fashiontoday.co.id)
• PT Beiersdorf Indonesia (nivea.co.id)
• Shutterstock, Inc. (shutterstock.com, Shutterstock application, and Shutterstock Contributor application)
• Getty Images, Inc. (gettyimages.com)
• PT Kaio Tekno Medika (doktersiaga.com)
• Fine Counsel (finecounsel.id)
• PT. Halo Grup Indo (hellobeauty.id)PT Afiliasi Kontenindo Jaya (bistip.com)
• PT. Inggris Prima Indonesia (ef.co.id and EF Hello application)
• Wikimedia Foundation (wikipedia.org, wiktionary.org and the Wikipedia application)
• PT Media Kesehatan Indonesia (doktersehat.com)
• PandaDoc. Inc (pandadoc.com)
• airSlate, Inc. (signnow.com and SignNow application)
• PT Zoho Technologies (zoho.com and Zoho Sign application)

Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/2067596/indonesia-threatens-to-block-25-electronic-system-provider