A Facebook account named Rudi Salam shocked netizens with the news of the Blocking of Facebook Indonesia and the information was uploaded through his personal account on Saturday (14/4).

In the description of his upload, Rudi Salam said that Facebook Indonesia would be closed starting April 24, 2018.

“Starting April 24, Facebook Indonesia will be closed. Welcome back to the stone age. Say goodbye to your friends on Facebook before they close," wrote Rudi Salam in the caption of his upload.

However, the Minister of Communications and Informatics Rudiantara himself has not specified the exact date of the blocking of Mark Zuckerberg's social media account.

Rudiantara had previously stated that he would block Facebook if it was proven that there was a violation of the applicable rules, but there has been no decision to block Facebook so far.

Rudiantara said that he did not hesitate to block Facebook if Facebook was not responsive in dealing with hate speech using its platform.

“Facebook admits there is a technique that Facebook is used for the Rohingya case in Myanmar. I said that should not happen in Indonesia.

He does not want to repeat the same incident as the SARA conflict in Myanmar that arose as a result of the spread of hoaxes on Facebook.

If there is mutual incitement between groups and so on, I don't care (with Facebook). I have no doubts about blocking or shutdown (of Facebook) if there are indications in that direction," said Rudiantara.

Facebook has just met with Commission I of the House of Representatives to discuss the issue of data misuse of 1 million users in Indonesia.

In the meeting held on Tuesday (17/4), no decision has been made to block Facebook either, but Commission I of the House of Representatives has given a one month deadline for the social media giant to submit the results of its data audit if its services do not want to be temporarily suspended.