Steam, Yahoo, and PayPal have been unbanned in Indonesia and are now accessible. According to reports, Valve has registered with the concerned government agency, and it is likely that the other two followed suit. The recent developments will bring much relief to the huge number of people affected by the ban.
News of the ban on Steam, Epic Games, PayPal, Origins and more had become a major concern for players across Indonesia last week. The country's government implemented a blanket ban on the services of these companies after they failed to comply with government regulations.
While Steam, Yahoo, and PayPal are now back in Indonesia, Epic Games and Origins remain in the lurch.
Daniel Ahmad, a well-known industry insider, earlier shared the news of Steam getting unbanned on his official Twitter channel. He stated that Valve has registered with Kominfo, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. This has resulted in Steam services being unbanned in the country.
Kominfo's official Twitter handle also put out a tweet with a government statement detailing the three companies that were being unbanned. The post stated as follows [translated by Google]:
The future of Epic Games and EA's Origin is still undecided. Daniel Ahmad noted that neither companies have confirmed whether they plan to comply with the government's rule and register with Kominfo.
Three days ago, Indonesians found that their access to these popular internet services was barred. Panic and confusion set in with no official announcement as to why the services had been disrupted or when they would be back.
People suspected it had something to do with an official ruling of the country's government regarding Private Electronic
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