JAKARTA: Indonesia will partially block social media to prevent the spread of hoaxes after violence in the capital, Jakarta, following the announcement of official election results, the chief security minister said on Wednesday.
“To avoid provocations, the spread of fake news through the community, we will limit access to certain features on social media,” said Wiranto, who uses one name.
Six people were killed in unrest that gripped parts of Jakarta on Tuesday night after the election commission confirmed that President Joko Widodo won last month’s election.
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Indonesia to limit social media features to prevent hoaxes: minister
Indonesia to limit social media features to prevent hoaxes: minister
- Indonesian authorities will limit access to some of the features on social media
- The ban comes after unrests sparked in the capital on Tuesday
Zelensky ‘worried’ Greenland row diverting focus from Ukraine war
- Ukraine is keen to avoid a dispute that could fracture unity among its Western allies
- “I’m worried about any loss of focus during a full-scale war,” Zelensky said
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he was worried US President Donald Trump’s push to take Greenland could be diverting focus away from Russia’s invasion, now approaching its four-year mark.
Trump last week threatened European nations with tariffs of up to 25 percent for opposing his plans to acquire Greenland, drawing anger from Brussels and putting the NATO military alliance under unprecedented strain.
Ukraine, which is currently battling a wave of Russian strikes on its energy infrastructure, is keen to avoid a dispute that could fracture unity among its Western allies.
“I’m worried about any loss of focus during a full-scale war,” Zelensky told reporters.
He added that the dispute surrounding Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory, and the Ukraine war should not be seen as “interchangeable.”
“We have a full-scale war, we have a specific aggressor, and we have specific victims,” he said.
He also called for Washington to engage in diplomacy with Europe.
“I want very, very much America to hear Europe, to truly hear it in the format of diplomacy. I think that’s what will happen and I strongly believe there won’t be any major threats,” he said.
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