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🇮🇩Wikipedia Avoids Indonesia Block With Compromise The Wikimedia Foundation reached a compromise with Indonesia's Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry on April 25, averting a threatened block of Wikipedia after Jakarta issued a seven-day registration ultimatum under a 2020 electronic systems regulation. The ministry clarified that the registration requirement was administrative in nature, with no content takedown or data disclosure demands. Indonesia's 2020 PSE regulation requires all electronic service providers to register locally and includes a provision mandating removal of content deemed to cause "public unrest" — a clause critics and the foundation had flagged as incompatible with international free speech norms. The foundation cited concern for its community-led model and user privacy before agreeing to proceed with administrative steps. The Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry did not respond to requests for comment, leaving the scope of future compliance obligations formally undefined. #Indonesia @asianomics