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Block Porn or Exit: Indonesia to RIM
Techtree News Staff, Sep 01, 2010 1540 hrs ISTThe Indonesian government threatens to ban BlackBerry over pornography
RIM has been facing a torrid time over the past few months with various governments. While the dust has settled over its future in Saudi Arabia, UAE and India (temporarily -albeit) we have some fresh news from the Indonesian government who seems to be worried about pornography on BlackBerry handsets.
The Indonesian government has allegedly issued a directive threatening a ban over the BlackBerry service in the country. To remain in Indonesia, RIM would need to block pornographic content on its devices. The Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring has "requested" RIM to take the necessary measures to ensure that all adult content is blocked for all Blackberry phones using RIM's services in the country. He also added, "If they are still not responding to our request, we have to close it down,"
The Indonesian government adds that its decision to block pornographic content on the Internet is in line with its anti pornography law enacted in 2008. RIM, which uses its own servers to handle requests from BlackBerry devices, seems to have been exempt from this law - until now, that is.
The Indonesian government has allegedly issued a directive threatening a ban over the BlackBerry service in the country. To remain in Indonesia, RIM would need to block pornographic content on its devices. The Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring has "requested" RIM to take the necessary measures to ensure that all adult content is blocked for all Blackberry phones using RIM's services in the country. He also added, "If they are still not responding to our request, we have to close it down,"
The Indonesian government adds that its decision to block pornographic content on the Internet is in line with its anti pornography law enacted in 2008. RIM, which uses its own servers to handle requests from BlackBerry devices, seems to have been exempt from this law - until now, that is.
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