Ezra Sihite & Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Jakarta – The Communication and Information Ministry has blocked access to websites about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the government announced on Wednesday.

"We have removed seven [websites]," Communications Minister Tifatul Sembiring said on Wednesday. "Seven real websites and 20 clone websites."

He said the ministry was also focusing on blocking access to pro-ISIS videos, but that the ministry would not take an active role in pursuing the owners of the websites. "That's the business of law enforcement," Tifatul said. "We only help the police."

ISIS, also known simply as the Islamic State, has declared a caliphate in the territories it controls in the Middle East. Dozens of Indonesians are believed to have joined the ranks of ISIS, which the government has labeled a terrorist organization.

Source: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/comms-minister-tifatul-blocks-access-to-isis-related-websites/