Jakarta, July 29, 2023 - The Indonesian government has blocked Elon Musk's Twitter 'X' website, citing its history of hosting gambling and pornography content.

The ban was announced by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology on Tuesday, July 26. The ministry said that the block was necessary to protect Indonesian citizens from harmful content.

"We have blocked Twitter 'X' because it has been found to host gambling and pornography content," said a ministry spokesperson. "This content is harmful to Indonesian citizens, and we cannot allow it to be accessed."

Twitter 'X' is a new social media platform that was launched by Elon Musk in 2022. The platform is designed to be a more open and freewheeling alternative to Twitter, but it has been criticized for its lack of moderation.

The Indonesian government has been cracking down on gambling and pornography content online in recent years. In 2019, the government blocked access to a number of websites that were hosting gambling content.

The block on Twitter 'X' is the latest in a series of measures by the Indonesian government to restrict access to harmful content online. The government has said that it is committed to protecting Indonesian citizens from harmful content, and that it will continue to take action against websites that host such content.

The block on Twitter 'X' is likely to have a negative impact on the platform's popularity in Indonesia. The platform is already struggling to gain traction in the country, and the block is likely to make it even more difficult for the platform to attract users.

It is unclear whether the block on Twitter 'X' will be permanent. The Indonesian government has said that it will review the block on a regular basis, and that it may lift the block if Twitter 'X' takes steps to remove harmful content from the platform.