Notices by Aulia Masna (aulia@mementomori.social)

“Google told 404 Media it removed apps because they shared the location of what it describes as a vulnerable group that recently faced a violent act”

“Google confirmed to 404 Media that it removed Red Dot. Google said it did not receive any outreach from the Department of Justice about this issue and that it bans apps with a high risk of abuse.”

The vulnerable group Google refers to is the Gestapo-like ICE.

https://www.404media.co/google-calls-ice-agents-a-vulnerable-group-removes-ice-spotting-app-red-dot/

Americans condemn violence all the time but never do anything to stop it.

Indonesia is on edge, as the people are protesting all across the country against excessive parliamentary pay amidst weakening economy, lost jobs, and rising cost of living.

In the middle of all this, super app Grab has become an unexpected lifeline for many of its drivers and couriers after Malaysians discovered that they could flip their app location to Indonesia, order and pay for the food, and just tell the driver to keep them. It’s a feature meant for convenience when people travel, but in this moment it became something else, a way to get money directly into the hands of drivers in the middle of unrest.

And it matters. Grab lost two of its own drivers during these riots, one in Makassar and one in Jakarta. The platform may have intended this as a convenience tool, but right now it’s a lifeline, turning into an unexpected facilitator of aid when people need it most.

What makes it even more powerful is where it’s happening. Malaysians doing this over their Independence Day weekend, quietly sending support across the border. These are two nations that bicker endlessly about heritage, culture, football, you name it, but when crisis hits, their instinct to help kicks in.

Because at the end of the day, this isn’t about food delivery or app features. It’s about how, when everything else is breaking down, people will still find ways to take care of each other even if it means turning a ride-hailing app into a relief channel.

#TootSEA #Indonesia #Malaysia #Grab

I’d put together a summary of what’s going on in Jakarta lately but @cprabhaswara@threads.net already did.

Here’s in text version:

Updates from Jakarta,
31 August 2025

Arson Confirmed to be Elaborate

We now have visual evidence that MRT stations and bus stops were elaborately set on fire by tall, muscular looking men who did not come with the protesting masses.

As mentioned before, this is the same playbook as used in the 2020 Protests. NarasiTV has a documentary on this issue titled '62 Menit Operasi Pembakaran Halte Sarinah.
Several provocateurs has also been identified as tall, muscular, and equipped with running shoes.

Looting happened in more places

Several politicians' houses has been looted including the residence of the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, MP Eko Patrio and several unconfirmed others.
Yet, different with Sahroni's house, the looting was done very quietly, orderly, and done by masses in black, unidentified.

*Ahmad Sahroni is a legislator who said last week people were stupid to want a dissolution of the parliament. He’s also known to doxx critics. He fled to Singapore and is thought to be in Germany right now.

We are very concerned that this might be another false flag operation to create a false state of emergency.

Several cats and dogs were also evacuated from their residences.
Most were found alone and deserted by their owners, taken in by neighbours.
It is also to be noted that on normal days, these residences are heavily guarded by the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) who are noticeably missing from the streets so far.

Police has started using real bullets.

After a rolling blackout, some gunshots were heard and real bullets were found in the streets.
So far, no victims yet, and as such we think shots fired to the sky is a way to warn and terrorize the people.

The Head of the Indonesian Police has been quoted to say 'shoot them all, even if you have rubber or real bullets, shoot them all

The quote came from a leaked recording of their internal briefing, addressing the head of regional police forces nationally.

The People has also made several arrests of provocateurs, finding Military Personnel IDs on them.

This confirms suspicions that arson and some acts of provocation were done
deliberately to blame the People and enable more repression.

TikTok is Censoring Us.
Live broadcasts has been disabled nationally and algorithm has been
modified to push newsworthy content less.

Outside of Jakarta
There has been reports of:
• attacks by unknown individuals and masses
• rolling blackouts
• arson of heavily-guarded buildings
• arbitrary arrests by police
• police coming into student dormitories
• excessive use of tear gas, including expired and unstable ones, in residential areas

https://www.threads.com/@cprabhaswara/post/DOAOvpRk9UC

Malay or Malaysian? The long running debate on what to call Malaysia's national language has spanned decades, swinging between ethnic and national identities. Indonesia settled this with Indonesian in 1928.

http://aulia.me/2025/07/23/malaysias-debate-over-the-name-of-their-language/

@Gargron

“You’re not affected if (and only if)

• You access Facebook and Instagram via the web, without having the apps installed on your phone
• You browse on desktop computers or use iOS (iPhones)
• You always used the Brave browser or the DuckDuckGo search engine on mobile”

If anything this story lets people see that Jakarta is a major city with skyscrapers and at least a fancy pedestrian bridge, not a jungle with dirt tracks and cows pulling carts https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/25/iphone-16-ban-set-to-be-lifted-in-indonesia-in-return-for-1b/ 🤣🤣

If tech had its own PopBase the headline would be: China stuns with new AI model

@liztai I can only hope the contingent of Indonesians there are nowhere near as cringe

@liztai the level of cringe these people are reaching 🤪😂😂😂😂

I’m partial to thinking the Chinese are taking these kinds of posts as entertainment and a revelation that all the stereotypes they’ve heard about Americans are pretty much spot on and not at all exaggerated.

@liztai oh don’t worry, they’re just following Anwar’s lead

@liztai no, you don’t, which is why I said the word is non standard in BM 😂😂

Malaysians are blowing up about this iPhone 16 Pro ad because the word sinema is non standard in Malay and the use here in “Karya sinema” is grammatically incorrect — the correct form would be “Karya sinematik”.

In the replies they’re lamenting the loss of the Malay language identity and some are comparing it to Indonesian or saying it’s becoming Indonesian. I noted in the reply that while it’s also non standard grammar in Indonesian, this is common practice.

Folks, this is advertising. Grammar rules often go out the window to catch people’s attention and to create some sort of brand or messaging association. Based on the replies, Apple succeeded in getting people to talk about it. The fact that it got posted on social media means it’s reaching beyond its intended audience. It worked! 😂😂

#TootSEA #Malay #BahasaMelayu
https://www.threads.net/@rex.tai.z.h/post/DFS82ljyZww

@tchambers I think this is the sensible take, at least for the time being because as you said, limiting instead of blocking allows for individual choice instead of slamming down the ban hammer for everyone whether they like it or not. Most people aren’t on Masto/Fedi but may be on Threads while the other, more likelier option than switching to the Fedi is to jump to Bluesky which doesn’t federate with this place without a bridge.

@loran_hayden @mastodonmigration not sure why you think that way because you only need an account in one server/instance and you’ll be connected to others (one’s that aren’t blocking yours or not blocked by yours anyway).

@loran_hayden @mastodonmigration because each of them are individual servers run by different operators. You can if you’re lucky but you can’t always claim the same name everywhere when there are thousands of servers.

It’s the same as not always being able to have the same email address on every email provider.

The best thing about Meta introducing AI profiles in 2023 is that @theonion brought it up in 2012 but it was for Twitter

https://youtu.be/CK62I-4cuSY?t=125&si=WfXS7FmnFhFr7d2K

Expecting companies to invest in Indonesia just because they’re doing well in sales ignores the realities of running a sustainable business. Sure, it’s fair to want businesses to contribute to the markets they profit from, but investments can’t be driven by sales numbers alone. They need to make sense, whether it’s about supply chains, regulations, or long-term viability. Pressuring companies to invest without considering these factors often leads to rushed, unsustainable decisions that end up costing everyone in the long run.

That said, there’s room for a balanced approach. Instead of tying investments directly to sales, Indonesia could focus on creating conditions that make investing worthwhile, like improving infrastructure, offering clear incentives, and ensuring regulatory stability. This way, companies can contribute meaningfully without being forced into decisions that don’t align with their business goals. Fair contributions are important, but they should come from partnerships built on mutual benefit, not pressure. Otherwise, it’s just a short-term fix with a long-term price tag.

Apple didn’t invest in Vietnam because the market loves the iPhone so much, they’be been investing for years and each time increasing their commitment because the government offered attractive investment opportunities and incentives, provide a stable and consistent environment for businesses, and ensure long term investment and production sustainability despite political upheavals.

Vietnamese mobile developers also took up the Apple platforms because they saw opportunities, not because they were pushed or coaxed into the platforms. Most Indonesian developers and companies only see opportunities based on local sales numbers and market size. They don’t see beyond the domestic market. That’s why you struggle to find quality Mac and iOS developers in the country.

The article also mentioned about the Ministry of Industries spokesperson saying that Apple submitted their investment proposal over WhatsApp. It sounds like the government wants to shame Apple for sending such an important document over a chat app but the country runs almost entirely on WhatsApp. Comms within and across government ministries and agencies are done almost exclusively on the platform, with letterhead documents for official records. What are the chances that they sent it that way because they were told to submit the document ASAP and the paper doc follows after, because November and December are holiday months for the company?

https://tirto.id/investasi-apple-di-indonesia-antara-harapan-dan-realisasi-g66p

#Apple #Indonesia #TootSEA

Cleaned it up and added a few more points in the blog

https://aulia.me/2025/01/02/apples-billion-dollar-indonesian-drama/

#Apple #Indonesia #TootSEA

@skinnylatte religions can really ruin people