Jakarta, Jan. 16 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has requested clarification from Meta following reports of a possible user data leak linked to password reset procedures on Instagram.

Alexander Sabar, Director General of Digital Space Monitoring at Komdigi, said Meta has assured the government that the password reset process is an internal mechanism that does not expose user information to third parties.

"Passwords cannot be accessed or obtained by anyone other than the account owners. No indications have been found of misuse of the password reset feature allegedly used by external parties to steal data," Sabar said in a statement on Friday.

He noted that Meta and Instagram are investigating the reports, wi...