Indonesia: Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs investigation into Wikimedia Foundation over alleged non-compliance with Private Electronic System Provider registration obligations

Progress

Current status

concluded

16 Mar 2026 concluded

25 Feb 2026 under investigation

Scope

Implementers

Indonesia

Policy Area

Authorisation, registration and licensing

Policy Instrument

Business registration requirement

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: user-generated content

platform intermediary: other

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

central government

Implementation Level

national

Timeline of events

16 Mar 2026

concluded

Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs indicated login feature restrictions on Wikimedia Foundation to be lifted following verification of compliance with registration obligations

On 16 March 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs indicated that access to Wikimedia services, currently restricted, will be restored once the Wikimedia Foundation's registration as a Private Electronic System Provider (PSE) has be…

Source

Event type investigation

Action type closure

Government branch executive

Government body central government

25 Feb 2026

under investigation

Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs imposed login feature restrictions on Wikimedia Foundation over non-compliance with registration obligations

On 25 February 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs imposed limited restrictions on the login functionality of the Wikimedia Foundation, citing the organisation’s non-compliance with registration obligations. The Regulation Number…

Source

Event type investigation

Action type interim ruling