Although users could still access the social media app on Friday, Indonesia announced that it has stopped TikTok’s registration status as an electronic system provider due to the company’s failure to turn over all data pertaining to the use of its live broadcast feature.
In a statement, Alexander Sabar, a representative of Indonesia’s communications and technology ministry, claimed that certain accounts connected to online gambling exploited TikTok’s live streaming feature to profit from recent nationwide demonstrations.
From late August to early September, protests against excessive lawmaker salaries and police brutality shook the third-largest democracy in the world. During the demonstrations, TikTok momentarily disabled its live capability, claiming that this was done to “keep TikTok a safe and civil space.”
