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On a related note, does anyone have insight into *why* the Indonesian government is doing this?

• geephroh 1y ago
  https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/indonesia-urges-tiktok-meta-act-120830660.html https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/indonesia-urges...
• TheChaplain 1y ago
  The official word is to counter gambling. Lately the government is not really popular after some decisions that could be interpreted as authoritative, and as citizens have spoken out about it online, causing more voices to join and protests erupting.. So well, my guess is they're trying to control it.
• rickybule 1y ago
  there is a major protest currently happening due to the legislative body representative just giving themselves a monthly domicile stipend of ~$3300 on top of their salaries (yes, multiple), while the average people earned ~$330 monthly. the information about the protest are not broadcasted on local TVs, so the only spread of information is through social media. i guess since a lot of people went around it using VPN, the gov decided to block it too.
• jofer 1y ago
  If it helps, here's some recent coverage: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/26/indonesia-protests-austerity-parliament-member-privileges https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/26/indonesia-prot...
  • teekert 1y ago
    “Some demonstrators on Monday were seen on television footage carrying a flag from the Japanese manga series One Piece, which has become a symbol of protest against government policies in the country.”