Tumblr forbids access as it contains extreme porn content

ByMateus Lunardi Dutra

The government of Indonesia revealed to the British national broadcast BBC that it prohibits access to Tumblr of image posting site without advance notice. The reason for banning access is that extreme pornographic content has been uploaded to Tumblr.

Indonesia bans Tumblr over porn - BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35594617

Indonesia reverses Tumblr ban, for now
http://mashable.com/2016/02/18/indonesia-reverses-tumblr-ban/

Siaran Pers No. 20 / PIH / KOMINFO / 2/2016 tentang Klarifikasi Kemkominfo mengenai Rencana Pemblokiran Situs Tumblr
http://kominfo.go.id/index.php/content/detail/6808/Siaran+Pers+No.20-PIH-KOMINFO-2-2016+tentang+Klarifikasi+Kemkominfo+mengenai+Rencana+Pemblokiran+Situs+Tumblr/0/siaran_pers

According to BBC, Mr. Azhar Hasyim, Director of Electronic Trading Division, Department of Information, Indonesia, said in an interview conducted on February 17, 2016, "We will prohibit access to Tumnlr where pornographic content can be viewed" Thing. Also, Mr. Hasyim said, "Prioritize access prohibition, then notify Tumblr."


Unlike Facebook and other well-known SNS, Tumblr allows uploading of adult-oriented content. Meanwhile, Indonesia is a country where Muslims account for 90% and prohibits the sale of pornographic magazines and adult videos. In January 2016 Netflix, an online video distribution service, said that it is delivering extreme content such as adults and violence, by Indonesian state-owned telecommunications operator TelkomStop deliveryThe disposition of it was given. Also hint at homosexuality that was distributed on Facebook and WhatsAppRequest to withdraw to pictogramsThere was also there.


This measure is also part of the approximately 500 banned simultaneous access prohibition directive of the website, and it seems that it is necessary to consider the local regulations for services planned for deployment in Indonesia.

The BBC reported this case was picked up by various news media and became a big topic. As a result, the opposition from Indonesian Tumblr users is going up one by one, the Indonesian government withdraws the ban without advance notice. According to the Indonesian government 's announcement, Tumblr requested censorship of extreme content including pornography. Regarding access prohibition, the parent company Yahoo! Decisions are supposed to come down after discussing with.