Indonesia charges rebranding Twitter with violating anti-porn legislation

Elon Musk’s website X.com has been prohibited in the Muslim-majority country.

Indonesia has prohibited access to Elon Musk’s rebranded social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, via the domain X.com. According to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) of the Muslim-majority country, the domain has been linked to illegal content.

“X.com was previously used to host other sites that were not complying with our laws and were included in the Kominfo blocklist,” Usman Kansong, the ministry’s spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday. He did not explain why the domain name was blacklisted.

However, the website was restricted in accordance with the government’s assault on “negative content,” such as pornography and gambling, according to Al Jazeera.

Kansong stated that the ministry was in contact with Musk’s company about the matter. “Earlier today, we spoke with representatives from Twitter, and they will send us a letter saying that X.com will be used by Twitter,” he explained.

Musk stated on Monday that Twitter’s name and distinctive blue bird emblem would be replaced with a white letter X in a black square. The entrepreneur, who bought the site last year, believed that the look would be more appropriate for Twitter’s new features.

“In the coming months, we will add comprehensive communications as well as the ability to manage your entire financial world.” “The Twitter name makes no sense in that context, so we must say goodbye to the bird,” Musk explained.

From 2016 to 2020, Indonesia blocked access to the video streaming provider Netflix, alleging the promotion of “negative content such as pornography, LGBT or violence.”