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        "id": 1691140,
        "msgid": "bareskrim-questions-codeblu-over-clairmont-defamation-case-1776768745",
        "date": "2026-04-21 15:49:35",
        "title": "Bareskrim Questions Codeblu over Clairmont Defamation Case",
        "author": "Ardito Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesian police's Bareskrim unit has questioned food vlogger William Anderson, known as Codeblu, as a witness in a defamation and extortion case filed by Clairmont cake company. The case stems from Codeblu's negative video review accusing the company of selling mouldy products and poor hygiene practices, followed by alleged extortion attempts under the guise of reputation repair consultations. Despite failed mediation efforts at Jakarta Selatan Police, the matter has escalated to national police cybercrime investigators, highlighting tensions between online influencers and businesses in Indonesia.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Bareskrim Polri examined food vlogger William\nAnderson, alias Codeblu, as a witness in the alleged defamation and\nextortion case filed by the Clairmont cake company on Tuesday\n(21\/4\/2026). \u201cYes, he is being questioned to obtain his statement as a\nwitness,\u201d said Kasubdit II of the Directorate of Cybercrime at Bareskrim\nPolri, Kombes Pol Andrian Pramudianto, when contacted by Kompas.com on\nTuesday (21\/4\/2026). Andrian did not provide further details regarding\nthe examination. Codeblu was reported to the Cybercrime Directorate of\nBareskrim Polri by PT Prima Hidup Lestari, the producer of the\nClairmont-branded cakes, for alleged defamation and extortion. The\nreport was registered under police report number:\nLP\/B\/51\/II\/2026\/SPKT\/BARESKRIM POLRI dated 2 February 2026. The case\noriginated from Codeblu\u2019s video upload featuring a negative review of\nClairmont cakes, accusing the products of being mouldy and the\nprocessing unhygienic. Clairmont was also accused of distributing mouldy\ncakes to orphanages and reusing discarded toppers before reselling them.\nHowever, instead of apologising, Codeblu is alleged to have committed\nextortion by offering consultations to improve the company\u2019s image. The\nmatter was initially handled by Jakarta Selatan Police Resort, and both\nparties had attempted mediation. However, those efforts did not reach an\nagreement because Codeblu did not meet Clairmont\u2019s condition of\ncompensating for the damages caused.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bareskrim-questions-codeblu-over-clairmont-defamation-case-1776768745",
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