Gay Muslim comic gone from Instagram after Indonesia warning
Source: Associated Press
Gay Muslim comic gone from Instagram after Indonesia warning
By STEPHEN WRIGHT
February 13, 2019
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) An Instagram account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia has disappeared from the site following a frenzy of moral outrage online in the worlds biggest Muslim nation.
The Ministry of Communications said Wednesday that the account under the username Alpatuni was pornographic, which violated the law on information and electronic transactions. In a statement it said Instagram had fulfilled its request made in a warning letter for the account to be removed.
Instagram, however, said it had not removed the account. A spokeswoman said there were a number of reasons an account may no longer be accessible including the account holder deleting it, deactivating it or changing the username.
The comics depicted gay characters facing discrimination and abuse, which has become increasingly common in Indonesia since late 2015 when conservative politicians and religious leaders began a campaign of portraying lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as a threat to the nation.
An account of the same name on Facebook, which owns Instagram, was also no longer accessible.
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