Andrew Darwis, the founder of a local online forum called Kaskus, told the Jakarta Globe on Tuesday that he was surprised the ministry was drafting such a regulation, which he believed was “contrary to the ministry’s encouragement to develop local content.”
Andrew said the draft gave the impression that the ministry was “trying to shift the blame to the Web managers” for any content determined to be illegal.
“It is counterproductive to the ministry’s efforts in supporting the development of local Web content,” Andrew said, adding that he and his online community would deliver their feedback to the ministry.
Satya Witoelar, the chief creative officer of Koprol.com, a local micro-blogging site similar to Twitter, also said the proposed regulation was “a threat to locally based Web sites, which have become a tool for instant and real-time interactions online.”
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