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Meta gets stern warning after surprise Indonesia inspection over illegal content

( March 5, 2026, 08:35 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid conducted a surprise inspection of Meta Platforms’ operational office in Jakarta on Wednesday before issuing a stern warning over what she described as the platform’s failure to curb online gambling, disinformation, slander and hate speech. Accompanied by senior officials from her ministry, the State Intelligence Agency and the National Cyber and Encryption Agency, the minister said Meta’s compliance rate in responding to government findings on illegal content was only 28.47 percent — among the lowest of social media platforms operating in Indonesia. She warned that the company’s lack of responsiveness in moderating harmful content has had “real and destructive” consequences for public safety.The statement follows (in Indonesian)....

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