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Indonesia
to the Indonesian government ’ s drive to restrict pornography during the month of
Ramadan. On XL Axiata, users attempting to access blocked Web sites are simply
redirected to a block page with an apology “ Mohan Maaf ” (translated as “ I am sorry ” )
with the URL of the requested Web site highlighted in red. Overall, testing revealed
that Internet fi ltering in Indonesia is unsystematic and inconsistent, illustrated by the
differences found in the level of fi ltering between ISPs.
Testing on IndosatM2
60 was performed by ONI between August 30 and November
30, 2010. Indosat was found to be primarily targeting Web sites with pornographic or
adult content. However, it also directed fi ltering to content on free speech, including
http://freespeech.org and http://freespeechcoalition.com — Web sites belonging to a
U.S. online video network and free speech coalition group. Indosat also blocked a
number of Internet tools, such as anonymizers and circumvention software Web sites
( http://anonymizer.com , http://surfsecret.com , etc.), warez, search engines, hacking
tools, peer-to-peer sites, and one free e-mail service ( http://dcemail.com ).
Testing on XL Axiata
61 was performed by ONI between August 30 and September
2, 2010. The contents of the blocked Web sites fell into three broad thematic categories: political, social, and Internet tools.
Similar to Indosat, XL Axiata focused its fi ltering on Web sites with content related
to sex education, LBGT material, provocative attire, and pornography. Similar to
Indosat, XL Axiata blocked content related to free speech, including http://freespeech
.org and http://freespeechcoalition.com . Anonymizers and circumvention tools
( http://anonymizer.com , http://surfsecret.com , and http://ultimate-anonymity.com )
were also targeted by XL Axiata.
Testing on Telkomsel
62 was performed by ONI between August 30 and September
1, 2010. Only a limited number of Web sites were found to be blocked, all of which
were related to pornography. This fi nding is in stark contrast to fi ltering performed
by XL Axiata and Indosat — both of which heavily fi ltered pornographic Web sites.
OpenNet Initiative testing was conducted on Telkomnet, First Media, Biznet Networks, and Indonet before the release of “ Peterporn ” and the subsequent clampdown
on pornographic Web content in the summer of 2010, a fact that may explain why
no evidence of fi ltering was found on these ISPs. It is possible that fi ltering is now
present on these ISPs that has not yet been confi rmed by ONI tests. Testing was conducted by ONI on Telkomnet between October 12, 2009, and September 4, 2010; First
Media between April 1 and November 30, 2010; Biznet Networks between April 1 and
April 25, 2010; and Indonet between April 1 and April 25, 2010.
In November 2010, ONI retrieved the database of blacklisted and whitelisted Web
sites, publicly available on the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ’ s Trust Positive Web site ( http://trustpositif.depkominfo.go.id/fi les/downloads/ ).
Of the listed URLs, ONI tested a sample of high-impact local Web sites on two ISPs:
IndosatM2 and XL Axiata. The goal of this second round of testing was to determine
Indonesia
to the Indonesian government ’ s drive to restrict pornography during the month of
Ramadan. On XL Axiata, users attempting to access blocked Web sites are simply
redirected to a block page with an apology “ Mohan Maaf ” (translated as “ I am sorry ” )
with the URL of the requested Web site highlighted in red. Overall, testing revealed
that Internet fi ltering in Indonesia is unsystematic and inconsistent, illustrated by the
differences found in the level of fi ltering between ISPs.
Testing on IndosatM2
60 was performed by ONI between August 30 and November
30, 2010. Indosat was found to be primarily targeting Web sites with pornographic or
adult content. However, it also directed fi ltering to content on free speech, including
http://freespeech.org and http://freespeechcoalition.com — Web sites belonging to a
U.S. online video network and free speech coalition group. Indosat also blocked a
number of Internet tools, such as anonymizers and circumvention software Web sites
( http://anonymizer.com , http://surfsecret.com , etc.), warez, search engines, hacking
tools, peer-to-peer sites, and one free e-mail service ( http://dcemail.com ).
Testing on XL Axiata
61 was performed by ONI between August 30 and September
2, 2010. The contents of the blocked Web sites fell into three broad thematic categories: political, social, and Internet tools.
Similar to Indosat, XL Axiata focused its fi ltering on Web sites with content related
to sex education, LBGT material, provocative attire, and pornography. Similar to
Indosat, XL Axiata blocked content related to free speech, including http://freespeech
.org and http://freespeechcoalition.com . Anonymizers and circumvention tools
( http://anonymizer.com , http://surfsecret.com , and http://ultimate-anonymity.com )
were also targeted by XL Axiata.
Testing on Telkomsel
62 was performed by ONI between August 30 and September
1, 2010. Only a limited number of Web sites were found to be blocked, all of which
were related to pornography. This fi nding is in stark contrast to fi ltering performed
by XL Axiata and Indosat — both of which heavily fi ltered pornographic Web sites.
OpenNet Initiative testing was conducted on Telkomnet, First Media, Biznet Networks, and Indonet before the release of “ Peterporn ” and the subsequent clampdown
on pornographic Web content in the summer of 2010, a fact that may explain why
no evidence of fi ltering was found on these ISPs. It is possible that fi ltering is now
present on these ISPs that has not yet been confi rmed by ONI tests. Testing was conducted by ONI on Telkomnet between October 12, 2009, and September 4, 2010; First
Media between April 1 and November 30, 2010; Biznet Networks between April 1 and
April 25, 2010; and Indonet between April 1 and April 25, 2010.
In November 2010, ONI retrieved the database of blacklisted and whitelisted Web
sites, publicly available on the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ’ s Trust Positive Web site ( http://trustpositif.depkominfo.go.id/fi les/downloads/ ).
Of the listed URLs, ONI tested a sample of high-impact local Web sites on two ISPs:
IndosatM2 and XL Axiata. The goal of this second round of testing was to determine