Indonesian journalists got a bit of a shock yesterday, when they were treated to an X-rated video courtesy of the government
Indonesian journalists got a bit of a shock yesterday, when they were treated to an X-rated video courtesy of the government.
Computer monitors outside the parliament press office, screened hardcore porn for ten minutes before being shut down by security staff.
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General Nining Indra said that the unscheduled screening was likely caused by a member of staff trying to access a porn site on the building's computer system. The House Speaker, Marzuki Alie, told reporters that the guilty party would be punished.
The incident comes as internet service providers in Indonesia ufffdu00a0 the world's most populous Muslim nation
prepare for a ban on online porn. The block is due to come into force next week as Ramadan begins.
But while the country's information minister, Tifatul Sembiring, has announced the ban, he says he doesn't know how to implement it.
"It's really a hard thing to do in technical terms. For me, it's almost an impossible task," he said.
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