Indonesia Halts Google Pixel and iPhone 16 Sales

• 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