Internet & Social Media

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July 2022

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – July 11, 2022

orio Mantalean, Jakarta – Year by year, space for digital freedom in Indonesia is narrowing. Entering 2022, the Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) noted that digital freedom in Indonesia has become worse compared with 2021 when it was already categorised as "Alert Level 2"..

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – July 6, 2022

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad from the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) says that they will consider a proposal to discuss revisions to the Information and Electronic Transaction (ITE) Law by a special committee.

March 2022

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 27, 2022

Jakarta – Political observer Hendri Satrio from the KedaiKOPI survey institute has criticised the plan to fund the construction of the new capital city (IKN) Nusantara in East Kalimantan by involving the public like a crowdfunding campaign.

Cartoons/West Papua
Tabloid JUBI – March 4, 2022

From an article by Tabloid JUBI titled Throughout 2021, Papua experiences 12 internet disturbance.

News/Indonesia
Kabar Nusa – March 4, 2022

Denpasar – The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet), a regional organisation which defends digital rights, says that digital attacks against critical groups in Indonesia have taken on an increasingly political nuance.

February 2022

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – February 25, 2022

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Indonesian Independent Journalist Alliance (AJI) has condemned the hacking and disinformation attacks against AJI General Chairperson Sasmito Madrim.

In a written release, the AJI stated that the incident is a "serious threat to press freedom and the freedom of expression".

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – February 16, 2022

Jakarta – The Yogyakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) says that in addition to the @Wadas_Melawan (@Wadas_Resists) Twitter account, eight other Twitter accounts belonging to Wadas Village residents have been suspended.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – February 9, 2022

Jakarta – A number of professional organisations have slammed the alleged throttling of the internet at Wadas Village in Bener sub-district, Purworejo regency, Central Java, which has made it difficult to access information on the situation in the area.

January 2022

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – January 8, 2022

Jakarta – The Advocacy Coalition for the Protection of Private Data (KA-PDP) is calling on the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately enact the Draft Law on the Protection of Private Data (RUU PDP).

The call was made following the leak of data on 6 million Covid-19 patients held by the Ministry of Health.

December 2021

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – December 9, 2021

Jakarta – Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (Safenet) Executive Director Damar Juniarto has revealed that digital attacks, primarily against activists, increased on 2020-2021. This mostly happened when there was public opposition to certain government policies.