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    Indonesia demands Line remove LGBT stickers from its app

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    Andrew Tarantola
    Andrew Tarantola
    02.11.2016

    Indonesia's Information and Communication Ministry spokesman Ismail Cawidu on Thursday has called on social messaging app maker Line to remove a selection of stickers depicting LGBT themes from its online store. While homosexuality isn't technically illegal in Indonesia (outside of the Aceh province), it is a taboo subject in the socially conservative nation. The stickers' presence generated a severe online backlash from the apps users, prompting Cawidu's demand.