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Reuters reveals Indonesia preparing tough new curbs for online platforms | Reuters News Agency

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Reuters revealed Indonesia is readying tough new rules that will allow it to fine and criminally charge internet and social media platforms, potentially slowing online firms’ rapid growth in a $70 billion market. The rules, which authorities believe are needed to make platforms remove “unlawful” content quickly, are among the most stringent globally on social media and follow intensifying crackdowns on online content that have alarmed activists in countries like India.

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