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Indonesian ISPs ban video-sharing Web sites
Annisa Rochadiat , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 04/08/2008 4:40 PM | Sci-Tech
At least three Internet companies say they have blocked access to YouTube and MySpace because of an anti-Islam film by a Dutch lawmaker.
The move Tuesday was in response to a decree issued on April 2 by the Communication and Information Ministry.
IndosatM2, a popular Internet Service Provider, and two others, namely Telkomnet Speedy and IndoNet, said they had temporarily blocked YouTube, Multiply and other video-sharing Web sites.
According to IndosatM2 customer service officer, Deddy, in addition to YouTube, popular social networking website, MySpace and video sharing site Liveleak, were also blocked since Monday.
"The ban is based on a ministerial decree from the Information and Communication Ministry related to a recent criminal act,” Deddy told The Jakarta Post, referring to the hosting of an anti-Islam film by Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders, 'Fitna'.
"We cannot say when the ban will be lifted, but until we receive a follow-up instruction from the DepKomInfo, the blockade will remain,” he added. (amr)
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Friend of Indonesia from the USA (not verified) — Sat, 04/26/2008 - 5:23pm
If you insist on trying to make the masses uneducated and hideing them from opposing views, then you get what the dutch wanted for you for so many years of rule. Sheep!
izoel servo (not verified) — Fri, 04/11/2008 - 6:55am
The Jakarta Post its quite late about this issue, theres updated news, base on the result meeting between APJII and NAP (April 9/2008),not just the hole sites being block, but the several link at Youtube, Google video etc, theres one site (fitnathemovie.com) and eight list direct Url
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LyeviTOh2w
2) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2949546475561399959
3) http://wikileaks.org/wikii_Fitna_anti-islam_movie_by_ceert_Wilders
4) http://video.aof.mm/videodetaillfitna-the-movie/1696616402
5) http://blogfilmfitna.blogspot.com
6) http://file.sunshinepress.org:5444s/fitna-flash-video.zip
7) http://wikileaks.org/lealdfltna-flash-video.zip
8) http://thepiratebay.otglto4102738lFitna_the_movie_-.English_-_AVl_and_FL...
Source :
http://www.apjii.or.id/news/index.php?ID=2002052301452&lang=ind
PS: Can you also updated the acronyms AJII's
http://www.thejakartapost.com/directory/acronyms
So right now YouTube can be directly used ( My ISP is Telkom Speedy )
Abiel (not verified) — Wed, 04/09/2008 - 10:09pm
This is so horrible. The decline of Indonesian Information & Telecommunication Technology