Quoted from beritasatu.com, Rudiantara admitted that his ministry is ready to block Facebook and a number of other social media that are actively used in Indonesia. According to him, this step needs to be taken if Facebook and other social media cannot be invited to work together.

"It's not only the account whose access is limited, but also the organizers can be closed. That's why we ask the organizers of social media or OTT in general to work together to provide service levels," said Rudiantara in the socialization of the Fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) related to the Law and Guidelines for Bermuamalah. Through Social Media at the Kominfo Building, Monday (5/6).

The cooperation he means is that if the government asks Facebook to block an account, Facebook must comply. It is not clear whether the Ministry of Communication and Informatics will announce what measures are used to determine that an account is eligible to be blocked.

"If the government asks for certain treatment for an account, yes, please do it. Don't block things that don't have to be blocked, like Afi's case, or those that should be blocked don't," he added. Afi himself is a high school student who recently rose to fame due to his personal Facebook post about religious tolerance.