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Update: Minister Rudiantara clarifies Facebook representatives' visit to Jakarta
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In this Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and CEO of Facebook, waves at the CEO summit during the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, Peru. (AP/Esteban Felix)
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ommunications and Information Minister Rudiantara previously stated that Facebook representatives would come to Jakarta to discuss the spread of hoaxes on the social network. However, he later clarified that the platform’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, would not attend the meeting.
“The representatives who will attend are from [Facebook] Asia Pacific,” he explained to kompas.com on Thursday, Jan. 19, without revealing the names of the representatives.
(Read also: Reports: Mark Zuckerberg to visit Indonesia to discuss fake news)
The minister’s meeting with Facebook is planned to be held by the end of this month. The discussion is reportedly to include ways to prevent the spread of hoaxes and stop them from going viral among social media users. Prior to meeting with Facebook, Rudiantara has discussed the matter with Twitter representatives.
Moreover, the government was reportedly considering imposing sanctions in the form of fees on social networks that were perceived to be failing to prevent the spread of false content.
“Germany plans to issue a regulation for a similar sanction of Rp 7 billon [US$ 523.99] per hoax,” said the minister. (wir/asw)
