Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs
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The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Indonesian: Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital; abbreviated as Komdigi) is an Indonesian government ministry that is responsible for communications, information affairs and internet censorship. The ministry reports to the president and is currently led by Meutya Hafid, the Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs.[1]
| Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital | |
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| Formed | 19 August 1945 as Department of Information 9 August 2001 as State Ministry of Communication and Information |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Indonesia |
| Headquarters | Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 9 Jakarta Pusat 10110 Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Website | www |
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The current form of the ministry was established in 2001 by President Megawati Sukarnoputri after its predecessor, the Department of Information (Indonesian: Departemen Penerangan, lit. 'Department of Enlightenment', abbreviated Deppen), was abolished by President Abdurrahman Wahid in 1999. Deppen itself was created on 19 August 1945, during the National Revolution.[2]
By Presidential Decree No. 174/2024[1] and as expanded by Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development Decree No. 1/2025,[3] the Ministry is organized as follows:
The ministry is often criticized for its censorship, as it blocks websites "to protect its citizen from hoax" [sic]. In 2020, the Director General Ministry Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan and Johnny G. Plate introduced a law that requires foreign companies to register under the Electronic System Operator list which could give the government access to the citizen's personal info and threaten the company to block access from the country if the company did not register. The law was revised and passed in 2021.[4] In July 2022, a ban was implemented for several notable websites such as PayPal, Epic Games, Steam, Origin, and Yahoo, and games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 as they did not register under the ministry's new law.[5][6][7] Paypal, Steam, CSGO, Dota 2, and Yahoo would later be normalized or access reopened again by 2 August 2022.[8]
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