Fortnite faces ban in Indonesia after minister brands it blasphemous to Muslims
- Viral footage that has prompted uproar across the Muslim world shows a character with a scythe walking around a complex resembling the Great Mosque of Mecca
- As Minister Sandiaga Uno orders a review, some players fear other games – like Minecraft – in which people can create their own worlds could also be banned
The news follows an uproar sparked by viral footage showing a scene from the game in which a character carrying a scythe walks around a complex resembling the Great Mosque of Mecca, the Masjid al-Haram, complete with a Kaaba-like structure in the centre.
Does Gojek co-founder’s guilty verdict test Indonesia’s investor climate?
Ex-education minister Nadiem Makarim has been sentenced to 10 years’ jail for abusing his authority over the procurement of school laptops
The verdict against the Gojek co-founder could unsettle business sentiment and dampen foreign investment appetite in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, adding to concerns about legal certainty in cases involving government procurement and the technology sector, observers said.
Nadiem co-founded ride-hailing giant Gojek in 2010 and served as its chief executive until 2019, when he resigned to join former president Joko Widodo’s second-term cabinet as education minister.
