Jakarta: The website X.com, which Elon Musk chose for his rebranded social media service that replaced Twitter, has been blocked in Indonesia. The domain has been linked to illegal content, according to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) of the nation with a majority of Muslims.
Usman Kansong, the ministry's spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday that "X.com was previously used to host other sites that were not complying with our laws and were included in the Kominfo blocklist." He made no mention of the precise grounds for the domain name's blacklisting.
Al Jazeera claims that the website was nonetheless blocked as part of the government's campaign against "negative content," such as gambling and pornography.
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Kansong claimed that the ministry had spoken to Musk's business about the matter. "Earlier today, we spoke with representatives from Twitter, and they will send a letter to us to say that X.com will be used by Twitter," he said.
Musk revealed on Monday that Twitter would replace its name and recognisable blue bird logo with a white letter "X" inside a square of dark grey. The platform's billionaire owner, who bought it last year, claimed that the look would be more appropriate for Twitter's updated features.
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"We will be able to conduct your entire financial world and add comprehensive communications in the upcoming months. We must say goodbye to the bird because the Twitter name is meaningless in that situation, " Musk said.
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Netflix was prohibited in Indonesia from 2016 to 2020 due to the promotion of "negative content such as pornography, LGBT rights, or violence."