RIM Starts Internet Filters in Indonesia

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    21 January 2011

    JAKARTA—BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. said Thursday it has started Internet filtering on its smartphones in Indonesia just ahead of a pending deadline, the first such move in any country.

    The Indonesian government since last year has been telling Internet service providers in the country to block customers from viewing websites with pornographic material. The move put pressure on RIM, as the company is known, to install filters by a Friday deadline.