RIM is facing a potential ban in Indonesia, a source of tremendous growth for BlackBerry, and to halt the ban RIM will have to block access to pornography on its devices. The Ministry of Communications in Indonesia has issued a deadline of January 21st, and RIM has responded saying it will put in place a “compliant filtering solution for BlackBerry subscribers in Indonesia as soon as possible.” The Indonesian government sees this as a positive step, but not a complete solution. In a meeting in Jakarta, the government will ask RIM for further assurances.
It’s good to know RIM will be avoiding the ban but one can’t help but think the Indonesian government is acting too much like a nanny state.
