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

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-02-25
under investigation

On 25 February 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs imposed limited restrictions…

2026-03-16
concluded

On 16 March 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs indicated that access to Wikime…

2026-03-25
concluded

On 25 March 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs restored access to Wikimedia Co…

2026-04-15
under investigation

On 15 April 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued a final letter to the Wi…

2026-04-30
concluded

On 30 April 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology confirmed that the Wikim…