TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Information has lifted the temporary freeze status of the electronic system organizer registration (TDPSE) for TikTok. Director General for Digital Space Supervision of the Ministry of Communication and Digital, Alexander Sabar, stated that the government lifted the sanctions on TikTok after the platform fulfilled the data submission obligations requested by the government.

"TikTok has submitted the requested data related to the escalation of traffic and monetization activities of TikTok Live during the period of August 25-30, 2025, through an official letter dated October 3, 2025," said Alexander Sabar quoted from his official statement on October 4, 2025.

Alexander stated that the submitted data includes a daily recapitulation of traffic escalation, the amount of monetization, and aggregate indications of monetization violations. Based on comprehensive analysis, the Ministry evaluated that the data submission obligations have been fulfilled.

"Based on this fulfillment of obligations, the Ministry is ending the temporary freeze status of TDPSE and reactivating TikTok's status as a registered electronic system organizer," he added.

With the lifting of this freeze, TikTok users can continue their activities as usual, while the government ensures that the digital space remains safe and transparent.

Alexander reminded all private electronic system organizers (PSE privat) to comply with national legal provisions for the sustainability of Indonesia's digital space.

"We will continue to conduct ongoing supervision and communication with all private PSE to ensure the effectiveness of regulatory implementation and the sustainability of a safe, trustworthy, and conducive digital ecosystem for all users," said Alexander.

Previously, the Ministry froze the TDPSE for TikTok temporarily due to its non-compliance in fulfilling obligations as per the regulations.

"This step is a form of the government's firmness after TikTok only provided partial data on TikTok Live activities during the protest period of August 25-30, 2025," said Alexander on Friday, October 3, 2025.

Alexander stated that there were suspicions of monetization of live activities from accounts indicating online gambling activities. Therefore, the Ministry requested data including traffic information, live streaming activities, and monetization data, including the number and value of gifts given.

"We called TikTok for direct clarification on September 16, 2025, and TikTok was given until September 23, 2025 to submit the requested data in full," he said.

However, through an official letter from TikTok numbered ID/PP/04/IX/2025 dated September 23, 2025, TikTok claimed to have internal policies and procedures governing how to handle and respond to data requests. Hence, TikTok stated that they could not provide the requested data.

Alexander stated that the data request refers to Article 21 paragraph (1) of the Minister of Communication and Information Regulation Number 5 of 2020 concerning Electronic System Organizers in the Private Sphere. The regulation states the obligation of Private Sphere Electronic System Organizers to provide access to Electronic Systems or Electronic Data to the Ministry or Institution for supervision in accordance with the laws and regulations.

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