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View all search resultsGovt confronts Meta over compliance
The Communications and Digital Ministry has issued a stern warning to the owner of Facebook and Instagram after finding the company’s compliance with Indonesian content moderation rules to be low when compared to other major digital platforms operating in the country.
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A smartphone and a computer screen displays the Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Meta logos in this picture taken on Jan. 12, 2023, in Toulouse, France. (AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)
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he government has asserted its regulatory authority over social media platforms with an unannounced visit to the Jakarta office of the United States social media giant Meta.
Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid led the visit on Wednesday, summoning representatives of the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp over what she described as the platform’s failure to curb online gambling, disinformation, slander and hate speech.
The government said it found that Meta’s “compliance rate” in responding to official notifications on illegal or harmful content stood at just 28.47 percent, far below expectations, given the company’s massive user base in the country, estimated at around 112 million for both Facebook and WhatsApp.
According to the ministry, Meta is one of the least compliant social media platforms operating in Indonesia.
Meutya said the direct inspection was prompted by the company’s failure to adequately respond to repeated contacts from the authorities.
“The DFK content threatens the lives of the Indonesian people, but Meta casually allows it,” Meutya said on Wednesday, referring to disinformation, slander and hate speech.
Authorities have expressed particular concern about the alleged proliferation of illegal and harmful content on Meta’s platforms, such as posts promoting online gambling, health-related misinformation, digital fraud and sexual exploitation.
