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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 10/03/2025 23:30 EDT

Indonesia Suspends TikTok Registration With Over 100 Million Accounts At Risk

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Indonesia has suspended TikTok's registration to provide electronic systems after it failed to hand over all data relating to the use of its live stream feature, a government official said on Friday. The suspension could in theory prevent access to TikTok, which has more than 100 million accounts based in Indonesia.

Alexander Sabar, an official at Indonesia's communications and digital ministry, said in a statement some accounts with ties to online gamblin

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