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A law allowing the Indonesian government to censor “problematic” online content has raised further concerns over freedom of speech in Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, as global tech giants accede to authorities’ requests to avoid a total ban on their services. Indonesia ’s Ministry of Communications and Information passed a law in 2020 requiring home-grown and foreign electronic service providers to register their businesses on the ministry’s Online Single Submission-Risk Based Approach licensing system, a database that will allow Jakarta to closely monitor the country’s digital space. Under the law, Indonesian authorities can request digital platforms to take down content...
