Indonesia's IT Ministry (Kominfo) has lifted its ban on several internet services and games in the latest update to the ongoing Electronic Systems Provider (PSE) saga.

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Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Communications and Information (Kominfo) Minister Johnny G.

Muhammad Syaifulloh, Jakarta – The popular news headline in recent weeks comes from the decision by the Communications and Informatics Ministry (Kominfo) to block international tech fir

Jakarta – A planned urine bottle throwing action called by the group Student Political Block (BPP) has been cancelled.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute or LBH Jakarta accused the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) of being authoritarian for blocking a numbe

Tempo, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) lamented the Communication and Informatics Ministry's decision to block a number of sites and apps on Jul

Indonesia's Information and Communications Ministry (Kominfo) has fallen so far down on the dignity scale, that some say they are going to chuck urine in bottles at the ministry's Jakar

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) considers the move by the Communication and Information Ministry (Kominfo) to block a number of websites and applicat

Herman, Jakarta – The government has agreed to reopen access to global payment platform PayPal temporarily to allow Indonesian users to withdraw their funds and migrate to other provide

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Muhammad Isnur says that he deplores the Communication and Information Ministry (Kominfo) decision to block

News Desk, Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has blocked access to eight popular electronic services providers (ESPs) – including Yahoo, Steam and PayPal – for faili

Dio Suhenda, Tangerang, Banten – The first Data and Computational Journalism Conference Indonesia (DCJ-CI) kicked off in Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday, with experts and practitioners

Hamdan Cholifudin Ismail, Jakarta – The Communication and Information Ministry (Kominfo) decided to give five more days for private electronic systems providers (PSE) to register their

Jakarta – Indonesia said on Thursday Alphabet Inc's Google has signed up to its new licensing rules for technology platforms, but warned that companies that had yet to register w

Jakarta (Reuters) – Neither Alphabet Inc's Google nor Twitter Inc had signed up to Indonesia's new licensing rules as of midday on Wednesday (July 20), ministry records sh

Michael Caster – Late last month, Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (KOMINFO) announced a sudden July 20 deadline for online actors to register with the m

Indonesians can be rest assured of their ability to post a story and chill after Instagram, Netflix, and Facebook have officially registered with the Information an

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia urged tech companies on Monday (July 18) to register under new licensing rules, or run the risk of having their platforms blocked, with data showing many b

Jakarta – Internet users or netizens are protesting a Communication and Information Technology Ministry (Kemenkominfo) policy of blocking technology companies such as WhatsApp,

If this actually goes ahead, say goodbye to practically all forms of online-based productivity and leisure, as Indonesia is threatening to ban some of the world's biggest internet compa

Bisnis, Jakarta – Ethical Hacker Indonesia founder Teguh Aprianto shared his personal opinion regarding the various major social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook,

While most apps these days are designed to make our lives more efficient, the Indonesian government has proved to be ironically inefficient with its software spending, as it sets out to

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – Year by year, space for digital freedom in Indonesia is narrowing.

Siti Rochmah Desyana (EngageMedia) – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Indonesia, the government's PeduliLindungi application remains an integral part of daily life.

Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) stated that it would block private sector electronic system organizers or PSE such as Netflix

Dina Septiani (360info), Surabaya – A social media cyber war raged throughout Indonesia's past two presidential elections.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) legislation body (Baleg) deputy, Willy Aditya, on Thursday said that sessions regarding the Personal Data Protection Bil

Alexander Loen, Jayapura, Jubi – The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network or SAFEnet conveyed the condition of internet access in Papua in an online discussion on the launch of

Denpasar – The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet), a regional organisation which defends digital rights, says that digital attacks against critical groups in Indones

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Communication and Informatics Ministry (Kominfo) in commemorating the National Press Day on February 7 said it had discovered 9,546 hoax contents

Antara, Jakarta – The Communication and Information (Kominfo) Ministry is investigating the alleged leak of personal data belonging to job applicants at Pertamina's subsidiary, PT Perta

Jakarta – The Advocacy Coalition for the Protection of Private Data (KA-PDP) is calling on the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately enact the Draft Law on the Protection of Pri

Antara, Jakarta – Reports have emerged about an alleged massive data leak of Indonesian hospital patients' medical information being sold in an illegal internet forum.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Communication and Information (Kominfo) Ministry had shut down access to 5,429 online loan sites reported by the public from 2018 to December 26,

Amierul Rashid – As much as WiFi is a daily need for most of us, some can go to extreme lengths to ensure continued access.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia sits on number six on the list of Truecaller Global Span Report for 2021.

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – E-commerce transaction value is projected to hit Rp 395 trillion, or approximately around $27.5 billion, by the end of 2021, a senior official said on Monda

Tri Meilani, Raka Adji – Incidents involving data leakage are increasingly occurring in Indonesia and can be taken as clear evidence of the urgent need for protecting personal data.

Tri Meilani A, Fadhli Ruhman, Jakarta – Secretary to the Head of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP) Achmad Uzair Fauzan urged citizens, especially those from the younger g

A war for public opinion with a heavy religious subtext may be brewing in Indonesia, with the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) throwing their weight behind Governor

Katitza Rodriguez – Indonesia's Constitutional Court dealt another blow to the free expression and online privacy rights of the country's 191 million internet users, ruling that the gov

Jakarta – The National Police are investigating claims by a hacker who said this week they have stolen personal data of thousands of police officers, the latest in a spate of cyber atta

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Standing in front of a hip cafe in an upscale Jakarta neighbourhood, Syifa Aulia Putri strikes a pose for a shot of her in a chic white shirt and moss green skir

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police said on Saturday they have arrested 48 suspects of Chinese and Vietnamese nationalities for alleged extortion and data theft using dating ap

Rini Kustiani, Jakarta – A survey on digital literacy by the Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Ministry in 2020 shows that Indonesia scored 3.47 in UNESCO's digital literacy indic

On October 27, Indonesia's Constitutional Court ruled that it is constitutionally acceptable for the Indonesian government to block and throttle the internet in times of social strife.

Jakarta – Buzzers or cyber troops are being used as a tool by the political and economic elite in Indonesia to manipulate public opinion on social media in order to smooth the way for t

Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), as one of the parties in a judicial review of Article 40 Paragraph (2b) of Law Number 19/2016 on Information and Electronic Tran

Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to block internet access during periods of social unrest was lawful, its constitutional court ruled on Wednes