Jakarta -Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission I, Sukamta, regretted the Netflix show that offered LGBT content in animation of children. Sukamta warned not to enter the show in the homeland. “It is very unfortunate that the existence of Netflix shows with pro-LGBT content in the animated film that consumes children. I support Komigi to act decisively, including Komdigi plans that Netflix will call,” Sukamta told reporters on Friday (3/10/2025). Browse to continue with the contents of Sukamta, said that the Indonesian government should be able to suppress Netflix so as not to show similar content in Indonesia. According to him, all import content must adapt to the norms that apply in RI. “The government must be able to suppress Netflix to prevent such content. The import shows must be adapted to the norms and laws in Indonesia,” he said. This PKS legislature also mentions the invitation of businessman Elon Musk to boycott Netflix. According to him, the content on platform X is even more open to everyone to access pornography. “Meanwhile, associated with the invitation of Elon Musk to the Netflix boycott, the more worrying actually in the Elon Musk platform itself, Twitter/X. in which Netizens can get even easier access to pornographic content that is often an online gambling promotion,” Sukamta said. “This Twitter case may be entangled by the rules, as regulated in the ITE Legislation 40 for PSE to moderate content before the content is published. Elon Musk must be more obedient to the ITE law in Indonesia,” he added. The same expression was also conveyed by another Deputy Chairman of Commission I, Dave Laksono. He asked Netflix to follow the norms and culture in Indonesia. “What the findings of LGBT nuanced content broadcast by Netflix and children are, of course, a serious concern for us in the House of Representatives Commission I, especially in the context of supervision of the implementation of information systems and public communication,” Dave said. Dave supports freedom of expression with the variety of content. According to him, in the presentation of content, Netflix must follow the norms to the culture in RI. “In principle, we support the freedom of expression and diversity of content, but we still have to stand on the values that apply in Indonesia, including social, cultural and religious norms adopted by the majority of the community,” the Golkar legislator said. “When a global platform like Netflix works in Indonesia, they must submit to local regulations and maintain content for content that has the potential to cause public unrest, especially if he targets child’s age segment,” he added. Dave said the House of Representatives Commission I encouraged the Ministry of Communications and Information along with institutions such as KPI and the Indonesian Child Protection Commission to do an extensive evaluation. He hopes that there will be a digital content curation mechanism, including the age classification system and the supervision of the recommendation algorithm. “If a violation is found at the principle of child protection or moral norms, there must of course be a fixed step, including administrative sanctions or the distribution of content,” he said. Dave said his party is open to improving the rule of law related to the development of technology and the dynamics of digital content. He emphasized that this rule will involve all parties. “But the approach must be proportional, not being oppressive, and can still guarantee public rights to healthy and responsible information,” Dave said. “We will continue to oversee this issue and encourage constructive dialogue between government, digital platforms and civil society, so that ecosystems for digital media in Indonesia remain safe, inclusive and in line with national identity,” he added. (DWR/MAA)
Commission I of the DPR asks Netflix not to show LGBT content in Indonesia
