Registration Leverage for Platform Data

Indonesia suspended TikTok’s platform registration after ByteDance allegedly refused to hand over complete traffic, streaming, and monetization data tied to live streams used during protests. The move could cut off an app with over 100 million Indonesian accounts, unless the company accepts national data‑access demands. — It shows how states can enforce data sovereignty and police protest‑adjacent activity by weaponizing platform registration, reshaping global norms for access, privacy, and speech.