Jakarta.- Indonesia has returned TikTok’s operating license in the country following a temporary suspension this week due to the platform’s refusal to share data on content posted during recent protests.
“TikTok has delivered the requested data, related to the increase in traffic and monetization activities of TikTok Live from August 25 to 30, 2025,” reported Alexander Sabar, Director General of Digital Space Supervision at the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, in a statement.
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy and one of TikTok’s biggest markets, explained this week that the temporary license suspension was due to the company’s refusal to disclose information on live streams “amid suspicions that online gambling content was being disseminated.”
According to the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, the platform, owned by China’s ByteDance, has recovered “its status as a registered electronic systems operator” after disclosing the information it initially refused to share.
The period for which authorities requested data from TikTok coincides with student protests that broke out in Jakarta in late August, when violence erupted in the streets and the death toll reached at least ten, according to figures provided at the time by organizations such as Amnesty International.
On the other hand, on Monday, Indonesia’s Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) announced a fine of 15 billion rupiah (about $898,462 or €766,084) against TikTok for delayed notification of its partial acquisition of the e-commerce platform Tokopedia.
The antitrust agency explained in a statement that the transaction gave TikTok a 75.01% stake in Tokopedia, which came into effect on January 31, 2024, meaning notification should have been submitted no later than March 19, 2024, although it did not clarify the exact date it was actually submitted.
