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he Communications and Information Ministry has reopened access to popular electronic services providers (ESPs) PayPal, Valve Corp and Yahoo following a backlash – especially on social media – against the government's decision to block access citing the ESPs’ failure to comply with a controversial licensing regime.
In a written statement released on Tuesday, the ministry’s informatics applications director general, Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, said the block on services from Yahoo and video game company Valve Corporation’s online gaming platforms Steam, CS: GO and Dota, had been lifted on Tuesday morning.
“[Access to] Valve Corp [and] Yahoo has been normalized since 8.30 a.m. today,” the official.
Semuel also said that access to payment gateway platform PayPal was reopened at 8 a.m. on Sunday.
“As such, the public can now access the three ESP groups,” he said.
Semuel, however, did not say whether the ESPs had agreed to comply with the licensing regulation.
In an interview with Kompas on Monday evening, the official said PayPal was in the process of registering.
