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Komdigi Pulled a Fashion Blog Offline. The Blog Returned With the Minister's Wardrobe.

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1An Instagram account called Cabinet Couture, which catalogued the fashion choices of Indonesia's cabinet, was taken down on orders of Komdigi, the Ministry of Communication and Digital.Cabinet Couture, Komdigi, Ministry of Communication and DigitalWartaDigital (archived)
2The platform cited a legal request from the ministry as the basis for the takedown.Komdigi, Ministry of Communication and DigitalInstagram (platform notice, reposted by local outlets) (archived)
3Magdalene, an Indonesian online news outlet, had published reporting on Cabinet Couture and the broader pattern of expensive cabinet fashion several months before the takedown.Magdalene, Cabinet CoutureInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
4Cabinet Couture's operators released what they called a 'second season' of content after the takedown.Cabinet CoutureWartaDigital (archived)
5The new posts included photographs of the Komdigi minister herself wearing expensive clothing.Cabinet Couture, KomdigiInstagram (reposted/local coverage) (archived)
6As of Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital had not publicly addressed the takedown or the follow-up posts.Komdigi, Ministry of Communication and DigitalInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
7The Komdigi minister is, per available reporting, a former journalist.KomdigiKomdigi (official profile/press) / public biographies (archived)