Steam, Epic, other sites banned in Indonesia; gamers use DNS to bypass block

Indonesia has banned several websites and digital services such as Steam, Epic Games, Origin, Battlenet, PayPal, and more.

Esports organization Team Secret immediately posted a tweet regarding the situation.

"Steam, PayPal, Battlenet, Epic Games and other websites have been banned in Indonesia," read the tweet.

Kominfo, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of Indonesia, has recently issued a regulation on Penyelenggara Sistem Elektronik Swasta (PSE) or Private Electronic System Providers requiring both domestic and international tech companies that offer services or conduct business in Indonesia to register with the government. Failure to do so will cause them to be blocked.

Gamers found a way to bypass Kominfo's censorship over several digital services and gaming websites. They use DNS or VPN. Note that it is not guaranteed to work on every banned website. It also depends on your network (Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata, and Indihome). See below how to change your DNS.

How to Bypass Kominfo's Block Over Several Websites?

Bypass the Kominfo's block using DNS settings on Windows 10:

1. Go to Windows settings > Network & Internet.

2. Either pick your WiFi or Ethernet connection.

3. Click Properties.

4. Scroll way down until you find either:

a. only shown IP settings; or

b. IP settings & DNS settings

5. Under 'Edit IP settings', select Manual.

6. Switch on IPv4.

7. Fill in Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS fields, and choose:

a. Google: 8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4

b. Cloudflare: 1.1.1.1 & 1.0.0.1

8. Click OK.

Bypass the Kominfo's block using DNS settings on Windows 11:

1. Open your Windows settings.

2. Network & Internet.

3. Either choose your WiFi or ethernet connection.

4. Find "DNS server assignment", then click Edit.

5. Choose:

Google DNS: 8.8.8.8 (main) & 8.8.4.4 (alternate)

Cloudflare: 1.1.1.1 (main) & 1.0.0.1 (alternate)

6. Make sure it's "encrypted only (DNS over HTTPS)".

Also read:

How to Use DNS on Android Efficiently (Faster Internet, Better Privacy)

How to check banned websites in Indonesia?

You can go to the official Kominfo website (https://pse.kominfo.go.id/home/pse-domestik) to check the list of registered companies as well as other digital services and websites that are either temporarily unavailable or entirely revoked.

To quickly check the list of banned websites in Indonesia, you can visit this website (https://kominfod.angelo.fyi/id). This website takes data from the PSE Kominfo website and matches the service URL with the link in its database. The site's data automatically updates every 1 hour.

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