Block Porn or Be Blocked, Indonesia Warns Google, Twitter

Communications minister warns Twitter, Facebook also on notice
Rudiantara to issue decree to regulate communication firms

Bloomberg’s Karlis Salna explains why has threatened to ban some of the biggest social media sites from the country.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Karlis Salna and Tassia Sipahutar

November 16, 2017 at 8:00 PM UTC

Updated on

November 17, 2017 at 6:10 AM UTC

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Indonesia has threatened to bar the world’s biggest social-media providers from operating in the country unless they comply with stringent demands to filter pornography and other content deemed obscene.

Twitter Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and a host of companies have been put on notice by Indonesian Communications Minister Rudiantara, who warned that “all platforms” now face serious consequences if they don’t adhere to government requests to block content.