Indonesia has taken the digital world by surprise, as the government bans multiple digital services like Steam, Epic Games, Yahoo, and more after these companies failed to comply with licensing rules.

Under the rules released by Indonesia back in November 2020, all of these digital services will need to register, and will require them to give authorities the power to compel them to disclose user data. Under the said rules, the government can take down content that is deemed unlawful or “disturbs public order” within four hours if urgent and 24 hours if not.

Indonesia Communications Ministry senior officer Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan told Reuters in a text message that those that have been blocked include Yahoo, PayPal and Steam, Dota2, Counter-Strike, and Epic Games. As of this writing, PayPal is unblocked for five days to give “enough time for users to migrate, get their money and find other services.”, while Valve is working on complying with Indonesia’s requirements.

While multiple digital services were banned by Indonesia, around 5,900 domestic and 108 foreign companies registered as of July 18. These include Spotify, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, and TikTok. Despite the current situation, authorities will unblock these digital services as long as they will comply with registration rules. Pangerapan explained that they are doing this as a means of protecting Indonesian internet users.

Aside from the backlash it has been receiving, a number of organizations have been calling out Indonesia’s laws, with digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) describing the laws as an invasion of human rights for putting these digital services at the mercy of the government. The group even penned a letter to the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo), asking them to repeal its invasive content moderation rules.