Minister of Communication and Information (Kominfo) Rudiantara threatened to block Facebook and other social media if various negative content including pornography, hoaxes and hate speech were allowed to circulate.

Rudiantara stated that the blocking of accounts spreading negative content had indeed been carried out. However, in reality, hoaxes and various hate speech are still widespread.
"Blocking the focus is not only on those with Facebook accounts, but on the organizers," said Rudiantara in a discussion at the National Gallery, Jakarta, Friday (9/6). He added, "Platforms are also responsible, Facebook is also responsible?"
Rudiantara assessed that social media such as Facebook and Twitter have a responsibility to keep their platforms from becoming a place for negative content to emerge. "Indonesia has no intention of closing the platform, but if it is too much for the country, we will close it," he said.

Rudiantara said that the government only wants social media platform providers to provide a good level of service when running their business in Indonesia.

So far this year, the government has frozen 49 Twitter accounts. In January 2017, 18 accounts were frozen, 24 accounts in February 2017, 1 account in March 2017. Then, 3 each in April and May 2017.
As for Facebook, the government has frozen 105 accounts in January 2017, 97 accounts in February 2017, 13 accounts in March 2017. And, 3 accounts in April 2017 and 52 accounts in May 2017.

For Youtube, there were 18 accounts frozen in January 2017, 45 accounts in February 2017. Then, 7 accounts in March 2017, 2 accounts in April 2017, and 2 accounts in May 2017.

The government has also closed more than four million negative content, including 64 percent containing pornographic nuances and 4 percent containing ethnic, religious, racial, and intergroup (SARA) sentiments.

The suspension of social media accounts and the closure of negative content was carried out after 25,179 reports were received by the Ministry of Communication and Information.