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Multiple government executives have appeared on the dude’s show to explain unpopular things, celebrities go to his show to clarify controversies. So convenient when you don’t want to answer tough questions.
We feel for you, crisis comms and public relations professionals.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA twitter.com/sheque/status/…
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Whoomp, there it is. Deaths jumped to 24, new cases near 6,000 again.
Cases: 6,216,621 (+5,827)
Recoveries: 60,20,545 (+4,564)
Deaths: 157,028 (+24)
Active cases: 49,048 (+1,239)
Vax 1: 202,546,668 (+61,000)
Vax 2: 170,136,611 (+52,209)
Vax 3: 56,424,541 (+299,737)
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Kominfo has reopened access to Steam and Yahoo in addition to PayPal this week, but no mention of window, so it’s unclear whether this is a full reestablishment of access or just temporary. Could be full.
What is it with the passive voice in their press releases, anw? So jarring
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In case anyone missed it. They got balls to put EXPRESSING YOUR FREEDOM on each page of that deck for an authoritarian barrier
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And they have the audacity to say Indonesia plans to be the center of the Southeast Asian digital ecosystem? Do they also plan to extend this internet access control across the entire region? Lobbying other SEA governments to adopt the same?
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Feel free to correct us but this plan for a national DNS sounds like a major step towards cloning The Great Firewall of China
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REVIEW | PENGABDI SETAN 2 | Joko Anwar’s best film to date: it’s fun, it’s well made, it has no lengthy flashback in the third act, it’s scary as hell, it’s IMAX-worthy. A riotous roller coaster ride! WARNING: Many flashing images to trigger photosensitivity. 9/10
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The Indonesian government has unblocked PayPal and give Indonesians until Friday, 5 August, to access and withdraw their money.
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Country with most games on Steam from Sotheast Asia bans Steam. Good job. twitter.com/lantip/status/…
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How can you say you support the local creative industry when you block PayPal? Look, PayPal sucks, it’s really terrible, but there’s not a lot of other options for indie artists/creatives or devs to get paid easily by international clients. You’re not on their side, no way.
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How can you say you support the local online game industry when you block international game distribution platforms like Steam? twitter.com/InfokomPMK/sta…
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The list of blocked services is based on the Kominfo press release yesterday. They will be unblocked once they register to the list.
Kominfo claim it’s for consumer protection and accountability but they’re removing consumer rights to use these services.
kominfo.go.id/content/detail…
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These boomers want to force every single online service, app, and game company on the planet to register to their list so they can sensor, take down, restrict, and limit access if they don’t agree with the content. Boomers gotta go.
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Amazon, Steam, Epic Games, Yahoo, PayPal, Bing, Dota, CounterStrike Go, Blizzard’s BattleNet, and EA’s Origin have been placed on the Indonesian government’s block list for failing to register on time. They may still be accessible from certain ISP’s but likely not for long.
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Second Corporal Muslimin, the husband accused of masterminding the murder attempt of his wife, has died, Central Java Police communications chief GC M Iqbal Alqudusy told Detik this morning. He appeared at his parents house in Kendal at 6.30 am today and started vomiting heavily. twitter.com/nuicemedia/sta…
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Cases: 6,185,311 (+6,438)
Recoveries: 5,982,347 (+3,825)
Deaths: 156,940 (+11)
Active cases: 46,024 (+2,602)
Vax 1: 202,333,791 (+65,063)
Vax 2: 169,936,472 (+54,087)
Vax 3: 55,275,438 (+333,495)
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It’s a social gathering by kids who came to Dukuh Atas by train, taken over by people arriving on their own motorbikes, scooters, and cars. Who’s the problem, here?
The commuter line and MRT stations are just next door. Would have been a great promo opportunity for JMRT and KRL twitter.com/okezonenews/st…
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Too many people going the same way at the same time. How can Bandung resolve this? twitter.com/radenerwien/st…
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Surveillance state, here we goooo!
cnnindonesia.com/teknologi/2022…
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An ominous pink glow appeared in the sky on Wednesday night last week over the small Australian town of Mildura in Victoria. Turns out it wasn’t Vecna from Stranger Things.
The local cannabis farm forgot to close the window blinds and let the hydroponic light out.
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Both Indigo Aditya Nugroho and Baim Wong have announced that they are pulling their respective trademark filings for Citayam Fashion Week after public outrage in the last few days as well as pressure from government officials.
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West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil publicly criticized celebrity and musician Baim Wong on his Instagram account for attempting to trademark Citayam Fashion Week. He wants this activity to remain organic and not commercialized because the kids just want to express themselves.
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Police and the military have determined that the husband of the shooting victim was the mastermind behind the attempted murder. They said the husband paid Rp120 million to four men to kill his wife so he can be with his new girlfriend. Perp remains at large.
🤯🤯🤯 twitter.com/nuicemedia/sta…
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