Thread by @resir014

ICYMI, the Indonesian government is planning to ban *the entire internet* in 6 days.

Yes, that's right.

Through Kemkominfo, the govt is forcing "online service providers" to register their apps in their database, or ISPs are required to block them. cnnindonesia.com/teknologi/2022…

And thanks to their vague regulations as to what counts as "online service providers", if you own a simple website that serves a certain amount of users, you have to get it registered.

And yes, video games do count here. Say goodbye to those niche video games like Trackmania!

Doesn't matter you run a big tech superapp, or self projects like @fransallen's PureDNS, heck, even TMViz.

You should be concerned as a user, and as a developer.

@fransallen These new regulations have been delayed for so long, but I guess they just decided "fuck it" and carelessly flip the switch in 6 days.

Even the Human Rights Watch already blasted these planned regulations in the past. hrw.org/news/2021/05/2…

@fransallen Now knowing how our government works, I know the implementation will go half-baked. Nothing short of an extortion tactic without substance.

But I do fear that this time, they're about to take it one step too far.

Everyone will suffer because of this.

Content creators will lose their livelihoods.
DIY programmers with personal projects are going to be fucked over.
Consumers no longer have the freedom of choice.

And if we're a law-abiding citizen that wants to actually register our apps/services properly, the registration process... doesn't even work properly.

https://twitter.com/reinhart1010/status/1540350045429862402

Thanks to @fransallen for making this ominous countdown clock towards the inevitable!

kominfu.vercel.app

https://twitter.com/fransallen/status/1548201166659391489

well this is still blowing up

Anyways, tomorrow night (18/7) I'll be discussing about... *gestures at thread* this mess, with @tilehopper and an actual lawyer!

https://twitter.com/tilehopper/status/1548489381761392640

If you want to take action regarding this: please sign this petition set up by @safenetvoice to tell them how badly this issue will affect us! #ProtesNetizen

https://twitter.com/safenetvoice/status/1548528670092017666