Indonesia's parliament on 25 March passed a new information bill that criminalises the transmission of pornographic material on the web. In response, hackers defaced the website of Indonesia's information ministry. The hackers posted a message on the information ministry's website, saying: 'Prove that the law has not been made to cover government stupidity.' But later, the website could not be accessed, and would-be viewers were met only with the message, 'Access has been denied.'

This is first of its kind protest, which goes to show the limit to which hackers can go against the restrictions imposed by the cyber laws of a country. The Indonesian Ministry - Information and Communication said "the law was a response to concerns in society about the negative impact of pornographic and violent sites as more Indonesians gain access to the internet."