Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) temporarily suspended TikTok’s operating licence after it refused to hand over information about live streaming activity during protests in August.
Komdigi issued a statement explaining the move was prompted by the short-form video platform providing only partial data on its live streaming during the protests from 25 August to 30 August.
The Ministry stated it requested data on traffic information, live streaming activity and monetisation data on 16 September and gave the social media app owned by China-based ByteDance a deadline of 23 September.
TikTok stated in an official response that “internal policies and procedures governing how to handle and respond to data requests” meant it could not provide the information requested.
Komdigi stated TikTok’s failure to comply with the data request violated its obligations as a private electronic system operator, leading to temporary suspension measures as part of the Ministry’s oversight.
Source: Mobile World Live
