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Hi,<br>
<br>
Today, in collaboration with Sinar Project, the Open Observatory of
Network Interference (OONI) released a new research report:<br>
<br>
<b>The State of Internet Censorship in Indonesia:</b>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ooni.torproject.org/post/indonesia-internet-censorship/">https://ooni.torproject.org/post/indonesia-internet-censorship/</a><br>
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OONI network measurement data collected from 21 local vantage points
confirms the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">blocking of 161 websites</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in Indonesia between 22nd
June 2016 to 1st March 2017. Indonesian ISPs appear to be
implementing block pages primarily through DNS hijacking.<br>
<br>
Multiple sites expressing criticism towards Islam were found to be
blocked, possibly under Article 156(a) of Indonesia’s Criminal Code
which prohibits blasphemy against religions.<br>
<br>
Other blocked sites include:<br>
<ul>
<li>LGBT sites;</li>
<li>A blog expressing political criticism;</li>
<li>An independent U.S. news outlet;</li>
<li>A site, led by female activist artists, that defends gender
and ethnic rights;</li>
<li>Anonymity tool sites;</li>
<li>Hosting platforms;</li>
<li>An online translator;</li>
<li>Popular online dating sites;</li>
<li>Sites promoting sex education and AIDS/HIV prevention;</li>
<li>A site featuring tattoos and piercings;</li>
<li>Gaming sites.<br>
</li>
</ul>
<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vimeo and Reddit were found to
be blocked</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in some
networks in Indonesia, even though their ban was lifted more than
two years ago. A popular<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">animal rights site was also
found to be blocked</span>, possibly because it was mistaken for a
pornographic website due to its domain (peta.xxx).<br>
<br>
Under the MICT’s 2014 decree, Indonesian ISPs are granted the
authority to ban “negative content” at their own discretion,
regardless of whether such sites are included in the official Trust
Positif blocklist. This excessive authority granted to Indonesian
ISPs may explain why many different types of sites were found to be
blocked across different networks.<br>
<br>
On a positive note, internet censorship in Indonesia can probably be
circumvented through the use of Tor software. OONI data shows that
the Tor network was accessible in Indonesia during the testing
period.<br>
<br>
Please share the report with your networks.<br>
<br>
Happy to address any questions you may have.<br>
<br>
All the best,<br>
<br>
~ The OONI team.<br>
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Maria Xynou
Research and Partnerships Coordinator
Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ooni.torproject.org/">https://ooni.torproject.org/</a>
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