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Neither Alphabet Inc's Google nor Twitter had signed up to Indonesia's new licencing rules as of midday Wednesday, ministry records showed, as a deadline loomed that could see their services temporarily blocked in the country. The registration is required under rules released in late 2020 that give authorities broad powers to compel platforms to disclose data of certain users and take down content deemed unlawful or that "disturbs public order" within four hours if urgent, and 24 hours if not.The communications ministry…

Meta's Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have signed up to Indonesia's new licensing rules for tech firms, government records showed on Tuesday, a day ahead of a deadline to comply or risk being blocked. The registration is required under rules released in late 2020 that would give authorities broad powers to compel platforms to disclose data of certain users and take down content deemed unlawful, or that "disturbs public order" within four hours if urgent, and 24 hours if not. Communication ministry records on foreign…