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| Indonesia: Resist internet frenzy |
| 2010-06-19 |
| [Straits Times] INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday his country must not stand 'naked' before modern information technology, signalling his support for an Internet filter to block porn. The world's most populous Muslim-majority country has been scandalised by the recent online release of homemade X-rated videos apparently showing popular local celebrities engaging in hardcore sex. Until now President Yudhoyono had steered clear of the scandal, but when reporters asked him to comment the normally taciturn ex-general unleashed a torrent of criticism at the Internet and its supposed threat to Indonesian values. 'We have increasingly realised that our nation should not stay naked and be crushed by the information technology frenzy, because there will be many victims,' he said. He also said he scandal highlighted the need for further regulation of the Web. 'Other countries have already have regulations on this... The incident has made us think about the best thing that should be done. Negative impacts on our society should be avoided,' he said. Communications Minister Tifatul Sembiring, of a conservative Islamic party, has used the 'Peterporn' scandal - named after Ariel's band Peterpan - to revive plans to filter the Internet for content deemed 'negative' and immoral. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 "popular local celebrities" of course they are popular, how many unpopular local celebrities are having sex? |
| Posted by: Steven 2010-06-19 23:26 |
| #3 > revive plans to filter the Internet for content deemed 'negative' and immoral Or politically difficult. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-06-19 15:00 |
| #2 So when is the Bam-bang naughty video coming out? |
| Posted by: ed 2010-06-19 07:19 |
| #1 signalling his support for an Internet filter to block porn Heh heh. Kill the west and it all goes away . . . . We can use this. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-06-19 00:56 |