Educating the public about the pornography bill and legal challenges against UU Porno at the Constitutional Court. Socialization On 30th October 2008 the controversial pornography bill (UU Pornografi, text in Indonesian and English translation) was passed by the parliament. On 9th December 2008 pres...

Government efforts to regulate the internet and block access to websites thought inappropriate. Cyber Law On 25th March a new law on information and electronic transactions (UU Informasi Transaksi Elektronik, ITE) was passed by the parliament in Jakarta. Much of the interest in it focuses on what is...

A new government agency to tackle internet porn in the villages of Java. Some say internet porn is more addictive than crack cocaine [1] , and 25% of total search engine queries are said to sex-oriented [2] , with Indonesians seeming to be particularly affected, especially in rural areas. Lots of pe...