Indonesia’s modest fashion sales hit by post-election riots, social media blocks in run-up to Eid
Photo: Riot police officers stand guard as people shout during a protest across the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) headquarters following the announcement of the last month's presidential election results in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 22, 2019. State-owned retailer Sarinah can be seen in the background. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
JAKARTA - Indonesia’s modest wear companies faced disruptions in sales last week during the post-election riots when the government partly blocked access to social media.
The government from May 22 to 24 limited access to several features on social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, causing users to experience very slow connections for uploading of photos, videos and voice messages. Users on Wi-Fi and VPN mobile data services were not affected.
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