The Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) through the Director General of Informatics Applications again sent a letter to Facebook on Thursday (19/4/2018). The letter is still related to the leak of data of 1.3 million Facebook users in Indonesia and the alleged misuse of the data.

Through the letter, on behalf of the government of the Republic of Indonesia, Kominfo asked for confirmation and explanation of information about misuse of Facebook user data, which reportedly spread to other analysis firms besides Cambridge Analytica, namely CubeYou and Aggregate IQ.
In addition, Kominfo also asked for confirmation and further explanation regarding the technical actions that Facebook will take to limit access to the data they have. Regarding this data access restriction, the Head of Public Policy at Facebook Indonesia previously disclosed in a letter sent on April 5, 2018.
Again, Kominfo asked Facebook to provide schedule data and audit results for cases of misuse of user data from the leaking of data of 1.3 million Indonesian Facebook users.

Previously, at a meeting with Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Facebook was asked to conduct an audit for one month, starting April 17, 2018. Responding to this, Facebook confirmed that it would conduct a transparent audit, but could not promise an exact date for the completion of the process.

Finally, in a letter sent by Kominfo, Facebook was asked to provide data on Indonesian Facebook users who were affected by data misuse by Cambridge Analytica.
Kominfo emphasized that Facebook could fulfill all of these requests, no later than seven calendar days after the letter was sent last Thursday.

If by the time limit specified Facebook has not fulfilled the request, there is no certainty about the steps that will be taken by the government. There is also no certainty about the news that Facebook will be closed on April 24, 2018.

The government can indeed impose strict sanctions by blocking Facebook, however, the Minister of Communication and Information, Rudiantara, has never mentioned the issue of blocking since the first time this case emerged. So, it can be ascertained that the news of the closing of Facebook on April 24, 2018 is not true or a hoax.