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Indonesia bans Tumblr over porn
Source: BBC
Indonesia bans Tumblr over porn
17 February 2016 Asia
Indonesia has banned the blogging platform Tumblr, saying that the site distributes pornographic content.
Azhar Hasyim, e-business director at Indonesia's Information Ministry, told the BBC the decision had been made without consultation with the New York-based company, which is owned by Yahoo.
"We must ban the site first, and tell them later," Mr Hasyim said.
Earlier this month, Indonesia ordered social networking sites to remove any emojis representing same-sex couples.
Unlike Facebook and some other social networks, Tumblr allows adult content on its site.
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17 February 2016 Asia
Indonesia has banned the blogging platform Tumblr, saying that the site distributes pornographic content.
Azhar Hasyim, e-business director at Indonesia's Information Ministry, told the BBC the decision had been made without consultation with the New York-based company, which is owned by Yahoo.
"We must ban the site first, and tell them later," Mr Hasyim said.
Earlier this month, Indonesia ordered social networking sites to remove any emojis representing same-sex couples.
Unlike Facebook and some other social networks, Tumblr allows adult content on its site.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35594617
