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INDONESIA is blocking three gay networking apps after linking the popular service Grindr to a pedophile ring, an official said yesterday, accusing them of promoting “sexual deviancy.”
The government had decided to block Grindr, Blued and BoyAhoy in the country, communications ministry spokesman Noor Iza said, adding they were the apps most clearly promoting gay lifestyles.
It followed a request from police to block gay networking services after they busted an online pedophile ring this month that they alleged used Grindr to pimp teenage boys out to adult men.
“We are starting to block LGBT applications,” Iza said in Jakarta, referring to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. He added that authorities were targeting services which promote “sexual deviancy.”
The ministry yesterday sent letters to Internet providers requesting them to block the apps, and it would likely take a few days for the order to take effect, said the spokesman.
Prominent Indonesian gay rights activist Dede Oetomo accused the government of seeking to “create fear in society,” and added authorities were “experiencing a moral panic.”
In February, the government had also demanded that all instant messaging apps remove same-sex emoticons or face a ban.
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