The issue of Facebook being closed is becoming a hot topic of discussion, after a leak of personal data of social media users to Cambrige Alanytica surfaced. Facts related to the closure of Facebook in Indonesia have not been carried out.

Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Rudiantara on various occasions never mentioned blocking Facebook.
Rudiantara said that the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology did not hesitate to block Facebook, but must comply with procedures so that the steps are not rash.

The news of Facebook being closed or blocked for Indonesian social media (Medsos) users on April 24, 2018 has gone viral since last week.

Netizens, especially Facebook users gregariously posted the status “Facebook will be closed”, some uploaded “before Facebook closed the first post or photo status.”

The news of the closing of Facebook is also a pro and con among netizens.


 
Even so, the rumor was widely circulated and viral on social media, especially Facebook, of course it was not true or a hoax.

The reason Facebook will be closed in Indonesia
The government did give strict sanctions to block Facebook, because the data of one million Indonesian users was involved in the leak in the Cambridge Analytica (CA) scandal.

However, there is no certainty that on April 24, Facebook will be completely blocked in Indonesia.

Rudiantara's only assertion about blocking Facebook is, if he finds evidence that Facebook is used as a means to incite or pit one against another.

Rudiantara emphasized that if investigators found an element of suspected criminality in the leak of Facebook user data in Indonesia, the opportunity to block Facebook would be even greater.

Meanwhile, these two things cannot be proven, are still under investigation and awaiting audit results.

"If there are indications that Facebook in Indonesia is being used for incitement, as happened in Myanmar, I don't hesitate to block it," said Rudiantara, a few days ago.

The Minister of Communication and Information has asked Facebook to audit, and submitted the results of the audit since a week after the announcement of data on Facebook users in Indonesia who participated in the scandal that leaked CA.

The request was included in the first Warning Letter (SP) sent by Kominfo.

But after the specified deadline arrived, Facebook has yet to submit the results of the audit.

Regarding Facebook user data leaks, it's good that we are now more vigilant and minimize the bad things that might happen to you or the loved ones around you.