X said it will now formally allow users to post, view and share adult nudity and consensual sexual content, as long as it is clearly labelled as such.
The San Francisco-based company said it will now formally allow users to post, view and share adult nudity and consensual sexual content, as long as it is clearly labelled as such.
“Regardless if it is a partial or full ban of X, the practice has been common. The government has regularly banned internet platforms or websites due to various reasons,” said Dr A’an, who is a visiting fellow at the institute’s regional social and cultural studies programme. And in 2020, Indonesia banned online payment platform PayPal, Yahoo’s local website, and digital distribution platform Steam for failing to adhere to some of its user protection policies, but lifted the bans shortly after pushback from the public.
“Realistically, it’s not a viable move for Indonesia to block Twitter,” said Mr Pradipa, who is a project coordinator in his department. “It is also something that government supporters and the government itself use to create a positive public image.” “We will expect overwhelming pushback and resistance from the users. I think we have witnessed it in the case of PayPal. The ban was only sustained for less than a week after full pressure exerted by the public on the Ministry of Communication,” he said.