It is Temporarily not Possible to Livestream via Tiktok in Indonesia. The country disabled the feature on Saturday after violent protests over the death of a taxi driver. A Tiktok Video Shows Him Being Run about by A Police Car.
Bytedance, Tiktok’s Parent Company, Has Suspended the Livestream Function for At Least A Few Days. Indonesia Wants To Take Extra Safety Measures to Keep Tiktok Safe.
The Demonstrations Follow The Death of A 21-Year-old Motorcycle Taxi Driver. He was run over this week by a police armored car duration a protest against the salary increase of parliamentarians. That protest took place in Front of the Parliament Building in The Capital Jakarta.
Images of the incident were seeen on taptok and led to anger about Police Violence under President Prabowo Subianto. In The Subsequent Protests, At Least Three People died on Friday: Two Employees of the Municipal Council and a Civil Servant. Four Others Were Injured.
President Subianto was Scheduled to Attend a Large Military Parade in China Before the End of World War II, But Canceled Due to the Unrest in His Country. He had previously called for calm and launched an investigation into the death of the taxi driver.
The President also pledged on Sunday that Several bonuses and privileges for Parliamentarians would be scrapped. The Parliamentarians would not only receive a salary increase, but also housing allowances. Subianto has not clarified which Benefits will be cancelelled.