Over the weekend, Indonesia banned several websites for noncompliance with a new law. The law, dubbed Ministerial Regulation Number 5 or MR5, requires "private electronic system providers".
Indonesia has banned several major game services nationwide for failure to comply with its new MR5 regulations. Steam, EA Play, and Epic Game Store among those affected.
Indonesia on Saturday announced it has blocked a host of popular gaming sites and web services citing failure to comply with new licensing rules in the Southeast Asian country. The Indonesian government has said that the ban was put in place for companies that has failed to register with Kominfo, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, by July 29. According to multiple reports, the affected companies and platforms include Steam, Epic Games, Ubisoft, Origin, Nintendo, Yahoo, Xandr and PayPal. On the other hand, companies that have already registered with Kominfo include Google, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Apple, Netflix, Battle.net, Discord, and Riot Games. Quick update for those asking- The blocks are not permanent, assuming the companies register and comply with the regulation, and Kominfo has already reached out to these companies to ensure compliance and reverse the block. Here is a list of affected services: pic.twitter.com/6K121xVEMP — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeE