News Facebook will be blocked in Indonesia on April 24,
suddenly widely shared on social media. Information that went viral
and widely circulated on social media, especially Facebook, this is confirmed
not true aka hoax. The government can take action
firmly blocked Facebook because of the data of one million Indonesian users
leaked in the Cambridge Analytica (CA) scandal. Even so
there is a certainty that on April 24, Facebook will really be
blocked in Indonesia. Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo)
Rudiantara on various occasions never said he would
block Facebook. Instead, Rudiantara said the Ministry of Communication and Informatics
do not hesitate to block Facebook, but must follow the procedure so that the steps
not rash. Rudiantara's only firm statement about blocking Facebook is,
if evidence is found that Facebook was used as a means of incitement.
The Minister of Communication and Information also ensures that if investigators find elements of criminal allegations in the
Facebook user data leaks in Indonesia, the chances of blocking Facebook are getting bigger.
Meanwhile, these two things have not been proven, are still under investigation and
waiting for audit results. "If there are indications that Facebook in Indonesia is being used,
for incitement, as happened in Myanmar, I have no doubts
to block," said Rudiantara, at the Kominfo Building, Medan
Merdeka, Jakarta. Also read: These are the characteristics of a stolen Facebook account, 1
Millions of Indonesians Affected Waiting for audit results Since a week after
announcement of Facebook user data in Indonesia being leaked in
CA scandal, Rudiantara has asked Facebook to conduct an audit, and
submit the audit results to Kominfo. The request is listed
in the first warning letter sent by Kominfo. But after the deadline
the specified time arrived, Facebook has not yet submitted the results of the audit.
Kominfo also issued a second warning letter.
"Currently, it is SP II. We are waiting, later after SP II it can be upgraded to service termination
temporarily if needed," said Rudiantara last week. If then the audit results
is known, then the government can measure the potential problems that can
arising from this data leak and take action against it. In addition, Vice-Chairman
Commission I DPR RI, Satya Widya Yudha in a hearing meeting with Facebook today,
calling Facebook blocking is not a solution, considering that Facebook actually has many benefits.
According to Satya, if Facebook does not have good intentions, then blocking can be considered.
"Before going there (blocking), you must understand first. Because Facebook is also useful
for communication at this time," he said. The Cambridge Analytica scandal incident invited
global attention. This analyst firm itself is a political consultant who helps
Donald Trump's winning campaign in the 2016 US presidential election. There are 87 million user data
CA stolen global Facebook. Indonesia occupies the third position as a country that
user data is the most victims.