Indonesian Government Threatens to Block X (Formerly Twitter) If Pornographic Content is Allowed
The current Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information, Budi Arie Setiadi, confirmed his stance regarding X’s recent policy to allow...
Coldplay Invites Jokowi to Join Global Citizen Live
British music group Coldplay has invited President Joko Widodo to join The Ban Ki-moon Centre, an international organisation that focusses...
Surabaya Students Wrapped in Jarik Cloth Fetish
Twitter account @m_fikris has uncovered an alleged incident of sexual harassment involving students in Surabaya, East Java being wrapped in...
Trump Sending Ventilators to Indonesia
President Joko Widodo has spoken with United States President Donald Trump over the telephone. The conversation took place on Friday...
Go-Jek Vice President’s Post Supporting LGBT Rights Gets Backlash
LGBT people in Indonesia are facing renewed pressure after a ride-sharing company’s message of support triggered an anti-gay response in...
Indonesia Prepares to Ban Sites with Obscene Content, Including Facebook and Twitter
All social media providers that fail to adhere to the government request to block pornographic and other obscene content will...
Facebook Reps to Discuss Fake News in Indonesia Visit
Representatives of the social network giant Facebook are scheduled to meet Indonesia’s Minister of the Communications and Information Ministry, Rudiantara,...
Fake News Now a Security Priority in Indonesia
The flood of fake news in Indonesia is severe enough to make it a top security priority in 2017, along...
Indonesia Says No Deal on Google Tax Settlement This Year
The head of the tax office?s special cases branch reported that no deal will be reached this year, as the...
Indonesians Made 4.1 Billion Tweets in 2016
Twitter Indonesia Country Head Roy Simangunsong reported at their end-of-year review event that Indonesians made around 4.1 billion tweets for...
Social Media Marketing: Where’s the Payoff for Small Businesses?
Like most small business entrepreneurs in Indonesia you have probably progressed from posting your most recent meal photos on Facebook...
Path vs. Facebook: How Indonesia’s Present is the World’s Social Media Future
Closed networks. A limit on friends. Strong privacy settings. It’s Path, of course. The social network, launched in 2010, received...