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Kominfo

Also calledindonesia censorshipministry of communication indonesia

Definition

Kominfo is Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology — issues nationwide block lists ISPs enforce via DNS filtering.

Explanation

In depth

Kominfo maintains the PSE (Private Electronic System Operator) rules that require online services to register with the ministry. Non-compliant services face nationwide blocks — Netflix and Reddit have been briefly blocked in past enforcement rounds; TikTok was temporarily blocked in 2018 before a content agreement. Enforcement is DNS-based at the ISP level (Telkomsel, IndiHome, XL, Indosat). The underlying sites usually stay online — just unreachable via the default network path. Web proxies over HTTPS to non-blocked domains reach the sites normally.

See alsoUnblock sites from Indonesia

Related terms

PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority)The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority regulates internet access in Pakistan and directs the national blocklist enforced through ISP-level DNS and DPI.RoskomnadzorRoskomnadzor is Russia's federal executive agency responsible for media and telecom oversight — including the national blocklist enforced by Russian ISPs.GFW (Great Firewall of China)The Great Firewall is China's national-level internet filter — one of the most technically sophisticated censorship systems in operation.DNS filteringDNS filtering blocks websites by making the DNS resolver return a fake response — the cheapest and most common first-line censorship tool.

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