Elon Musk’s X.com Website Blocked in Indonesia due to Pornographic Content
Elon Musk’s X.com Website Blocked in Indonesia due to Pornographic Content
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Elon Musk’s X.com Website Blocked in Indonesia due to Pornographic Content.
July 27, News – Elon Musk’s plan to rename Twitter as X has hit a roadblock as the newly activated X.com domain has been temporarily blocked in Indonesia.
The reason behind the ban is that the domain had been previously used by other websites that hosted “negative” content such as pornography and gambling.
Last Sunday, Musk announced that the X.com domain would redirect to the Twitter website.
However, according to reports from Al Jazeera, millions of Indonesians were unable to access Twitter shortly after the announcement.
This was due to Indonesia’s strict regulations against online pornography and gambling.
A screenshot shared by a Twitter user indicated that the X.com website was blocked by the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information for violating local laws and regulations.
The ministry responded, stating that the X.com domain had been used by some websites that did not comply with the country’s prohibition of “negative” content.
In 2017, Musk repurchased the X.com domain from PayPal.
X.com Blocked in Indonesia
Gatria Priyandita, a network policy analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, stated in an interview that the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information often blocks websites considered “aggressive, criminal, or harmful to social harmony,” including those containing adult content.
Aribowo Sasmito, co-founder of the fact-checking organization MAFINDO, believed that the website was blocked because it sounded similar to a pornographic website named “XXX.”
Usman Kansong, the Director-General of Information and Public Communication at the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information, told Al Jazeera that they have been in contact with Musk’s company, trying to resolve the issue. “Earlier today, we had a conversation with representatives from Twitter. They will send us a letter stating that X.com will be used by Twitter,” Kansong said.
X.com has yet to comment on the situation.
