Warganet is still confused about the unclear information regarding the fate of Facebook in Indonesia. They also wonder, whether Facebook will be closed in Indonesia or not?

Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Rudiantara said that he would not block (close) Facebook permanently, but only temporarily. That is if the situation gets worse.

"We will see this situation first. If it gets worse, then we will temporarily close (block it)," said Minister of Communication and Information Rudiantara.

Rudiantara was reluctant to talk about closing Facebook's operations permanently. He is more focused on monitoring Facebook to create data security and prevent the spread of hate speech.

The House of Representatives also had asked Kominfo to be more strict with Facebook.

"We and the government - the Ministry of Communication and Information - will talk again regarding the follow-up to Facebook's mistake. Personally, I'm still open to sanctions, it's also possible to suggest a Facebook service moratorium," said Meutya Hafid, Member of Commission I DPR RI.

Meutya estimates that the DPR RI will wait for the results of Facebook's internal investigation for the next month.

"We are waiting, I think a month should be enough time. We hope that the results of this investigation will not only blame who, but also there should be information, where this misused data went and what it was used for," he said.

Case Beginning

The controversy arose from the Cambridge Analytica scandal which accused Facebook of leaking data. After being investigated, it turns out that "leak" is not the right term. The data was not leaked, but rather misused by Cambridge Analytica, allegedly for political purposes.

The data taken is also not the content of the message, but data that is publicly listed on a person's profile.

Unfortunately, the rice has become porridge. There has been confusion about this, to the point that the DPR also summoned Facebook to ask for an explanation. As a result, the discourse of blocking Facebook arises.

"That Facebook data is not leaked. If it leaks, the term is like a pipe with water, you don't know where the leak is, this data is compromised," said Rudiantara.

Facebook has been given SP 2

The Ministry of Communication and Information has sent SP 2 to Facebook, but there is no information about SP 3 which means closing.

When asked about the validity period of SP 2 to the next SP, Rudiantara has not yet given a definitive answer.

"Yes, it could be a day, a month, see the situation first," concluded Rudiantara.

He claimed to have received an explanation from the Irish Facebook office which manages Facebook in Indonesia.

In a statement by Facebook Ireland to Rudiantara, they provided information on numbers related to misuse of data that afflicted users. Rudiantara also continues to monitor the development of Indonesian user data on Facebook.