JAKARTA, March 5 (Reuters) - Indonesia's communications ministry has issued a "stern warning" to Meta Platforms Inc for failing to curb the spread of online gambling and disinformation, the ministry said on Thursday.
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* The warning came after Indonesia's Communications andDigital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid on Wednesday made anunscheduled visit to Meta's operational office in Jakarta. * Meta was warned over its low level of compliance withIndonesia's regulation regarding the spread of content thatinvolved disinformation, online gambling, defamation and hatespeech across its platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, andWhatsApp, the ministry said. * Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment. * Meta had taken action over only 28.47% of flagged contentrelated to online gambling and disinformation, the ministrysaid. * "Disinformation, defamation, and hate content threatenlives in Indonesia, yet Meta has allowed them to persist,"Meutya said. * The ministry urged Meta to strengthen its contentmoderation systems and accelerate the removal of illegal andharmful material. * The ministry had summoned representatives of Meta andother social media platforms last year and ordered them to boostcontent moderation due to the spread of disinformation.
(Reporting by Ananda Teresia; Editing by Martin Petty)