Jakarta,
Aug 4, 2017 (Antara) - The Indonesian government and Russia-based Telegram
have finally settled a misunderstanding between them and pledged to work
together to solve existing problems as they share a common concern
about terrorism.
The understanding was reached during Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's visit
to Jakarta on Aug 1 following a decision by Indonesia to partially block
web-based Telegram application.
Durov
held a meeting with Communication and Informatics Minister Rudiantara
to discuss a follow up on the mechanism to handle negative content,
particularly when it concerns terrorism.
At
the meeting, both sides agreed to open a special communication channel
for the ministry and Telegram in order to prevent the spread of negative
content effectively and swiftly.
Durov
remarked that his company was concerned about the terrorism content and
shared a similar commitment with Indonesia's Communication and
Informatics Ministry concerning counterterrorism.
He revealed that Telegram was committed to working faster to "shut down
publicly available content related to ISIS and propaganda of
terrorism."
"Telegram is highly concerned about the global threat of terrorism, particularly in a country like Indonesia," he explained.
"Telegram is highly concerned about the global threat of terrorism, particularly in a country like Indonesia," he explained.
Minister
Rudiantara has expressed appreciation to Durov for his response and his
visit to Jakarta to meet him and discus the problem.
"I laud Telegram for being very responsive concerning this issue," Rudiantara stated.
He promised to normalize Web-based application Telegram this week since its blocking since July 14, 2017.
