The Ministry of Communication and Digital stated that it is ready to take firm action by blocking cigarette advertising content displayed on social media based on complaints from the Ministry of Health.
"The Ministry of Digital Communication and Information can only take firm action by terminating access to or blocking cigarette advertisements on social media based on complaints from the Ministry of Health," said Mediodecci Lustarini, Secretary of the Directorate General of Digital Space Supervision, in a written statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Mediodecci explained that this has been regulated in Government Regulation (PP) Number 28 of 2024 concerning the Implementing Regulations of Law Number 17 of 2023 concerning Health.
According to him, currently the Ministry of Communication and Digital and the Ministry of Health are committed to jointly monitoring cigarette advertisements on social media and websites.
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