Two weeks ago, MUI Chairman Kiai Haji Ma'ruf Amin issued a fatwa (ruling) and guidelines on social media interaction at the communication and information ministry, making it the first ever fatwa announced at a government institution in the MUI's 42-year history.

The fatwa sets to forbid Muslims from gossiping, slandering, pitting people against one another, spreading hate, incitement and lies. The council also outlaws earnings generated from spre