"Other platforms, such as Meta and Google, have established a representative office here. Hence, why should they (X) not? If we leave this issue unaddressed, the government could be deemed unfair in business," he remarked in Jakarta on Wednesday.
To that end, Setiadi noted that his side would issue a provision necessitating digital platforms operating in Indonesia to have a local representative office.
The minister explained that the presence of a representative office would make it more convenient for the government to communicate with such platforms on matters related to the national digital sector.
According to Setiadi, the provision is one of the regulations currently being formulated as derivatives of Law No. 1 of 2024, which is the second amendment to Law No. 11 of 2008 concerning information and electronic transactions.
The minister noted that the provision will complement Article 40A of the law, which mandates the government to create a fair, accountable, safe, and innovative ecosystem for all digital platforms operating in Indonesia.
"Hopefully, this year, we will be able to formulate regulations and determine the steps that need to be taken," he affirmed.
Earlier, on October 3, Setiadi stated that X was the only social media platform to have not opened a representative office in Indonesia.
Hence, to this end, he called on X to establish its local representative office to facilitate coordination and communication with the Indonesian government.
"They (X) must open a representative office here since they are operating in Indonesia, added to the fact that X has 25 million users here," he stated in Jakarta.
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