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Indonesia Halts Google Pixel and iPhone 16 Sales

CosmicTaco · 2024-11-01T12:33:46.798517+05:30

- Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel and iPhone 16 for not meeting domestic content requirements. - Google and Apple must comply with rules requiring 40% local content in smartphones sold in the country. - The ban follows after Apple failed to meet a $95 million investment commitment. - The regulation is part of Indonesia's industrial policy to leverage its large consumer market for domestic economic development. - Neither Google nor Apple rank among Indonesia’s top five smartphone brands. Source: [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/31/indonesia-bans-google-pixel-sales-after-iphone-16-block/)

Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel and iPhone 16 for not meeting domestic content requirements.
Google and Apple must comply with rules requiring 40% local content in smartphones sold in the country.
The ban follows after Apple failed to meet a $95 million investment commitment.
The regulation is part of Indonesia's industrial policy to leverage its large consumer market for domestic economic development.
Neither Google nor Apple rank among Indonesia’s top five smartphone brands.

Source: Techcrunch