Jakarta. The government should allow people to use their own judgment in avoiding Web sites deemed offensive, rather than impose curbs that threaten free speech, media experts say.
The Communications and Information Technology Ministry claimed earlier this year that it had blocked access to 90 percent of pornographic sites for Indonesian Web users.
It also said it was beefing up efforts to block other “undesirable content,” including gambling, blasphemy and violence.
But Donny BU, a senior researcher at ICT Watch, which campaigns for the safe use of the Internet, said shielding users would leave them in the dark about online threats.
As a result, he added, it would put teachers, parents and other adults responsible for supervising children’s online usage “off their guard.”
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