Communications Minister Tifatul Sembiring, of a conservative Islamic party, has jumped on the scandal to revive his pet project -- shelved due to broad opposition earlier this year -- to filter the Internet for "negative" content.
The case angered Islamic groups which sealed off a restaurant owned by one of Irham's girlfriends.
But Yudhoyono said last week the Peterporn scandal highlighted the need for more controls tailored for the Internet, which many see as the main source of pornography even though pirated porn DVDs are widely sold on the streets.
The law -- which defines pornography as all works and "bodily movements" deemed obscene or capable of violating public morality -- has been criticized by human rights and civil society groups as a threat to pluralism.
The celebrities deny uploading the clips but under countryвІ s 2008 anti-pornography law, anyone who produces, makes, copies, circulates, broadcasts, offers, trades, loans or provides pornography can be jailed for between six months and 12 years and can be fined up to six billion rupiah ($665,900).
Tari, who is married and also could face up to nine months in prison for adultery, is due for another round of questioning later Tuesday, police said.
Both women were prominent television personalities but their careers have imploded since the videos were made public and they have been dropped by their corporate sponsors.
The videos were apparently filmed by Ariel and appear to show him having sex with his current girlfriend Luna Maya, 26, and his ex-girlfriend Cut Tari, 32, on separate occasions.
"We have increasingly realized that our nation should not stay naked and be crushed by the information technology frenzy, because there will be many victims," he told reporters on Friday.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has cited the videos in voicing his support for tougher controls on the Internet.
The mainly Muslim country's first celebrity sex video scandal has underscored the widening gulf between traditional values and modern, Internet-driven youth culture in the Southeast Asian archipelago.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
We have increasingly realized that our nation should not stay naked and be crushed by the information technology frenzy, because there will be many victims
"Ariel surrendered today at 3:00 am (2000 GMT Monday) after police named him a suspect for breaching the anti-pornography law. If he hadn't surrendered we would have arrested him," police deputy spokesman Zainuri Lubis said.
Singer Nazril Ariel, 28, has been at the centre of the "Peterporn" scandal, named after his band Peterpan, since the grainy but explicit videos went viral on Indonesian websites earlier this month.
An Indonesian rock star surrendered to police Tuesday after two homemade sex videos of himself with his celebrity girlfriends appeared online, sparking a raging debate about Internet porn.
Rockstar Nazril "Ariel" Irham faces up to 12 years in jail (File)
Indonesia rock star surrenders over sex tape
Last Update: Sun Feb 27, 2011 09:57 pm (KSA) 06:57 pm (GMT)
Indonesia rock star surrenders over sex tape
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