ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship
Widodo with the caption “[w]e will be watching if
November 2021.131 Some of these cases are still
you corrupt the COVID-19 fund”. On April 8, 2020,
under investigation while the remaining majority
Pratama was arrested for spreading hatred towards
ended in access blocking by the government,
and insulting the President.
under either account suspension or content
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The government has also routinely required
platforms and content moderators to remove
negative content related to COVID-19. For instance,
in 2021, Facebook restricted access to 2,483 items,
purported to be false COVID-19-related claims.130
The MCIT claimed to have identified 2,442 hoaxes
and misinformation spread across various social
media platforms from January 2020 through
takedown. It is unclear what criteria were used to
classify content as a hoax or misinformation and
whether procedural standards were complied with
in responding to these findings. There are also
vast inconsistencies in the numbers disclosed by
different officials, rendering difficult any attempt
to have an accurate estimate of the actual case
count.132
INTERSECTIONAL GENDER ANALYSIS: ONLINE
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN INDONESIA
When addressing issues related to Online Gender
spreading online homophobic and transphobic
Based Violence, hereinafter referred to as
narratives, escalating to online violence. Instances
Kekerasan Berbasis Gender Online” in Indonesian,
include the Indonesian Air Force’s discriminatory
it is crucial to understand the underlying dynamics
policies and a former minister justifying violence
of gender power relations. Both the digital space
against LGBTIQA+ individuals based on religion.
and offline space are important democratic and
Media outlets exacerbate the problem by using
civil domains that should be accessible and safe
stigmatising language, blaming the LGBTIQA+
for all members of societies including women,
community for natural disasters. This pervasive
children and LGBTIQA+.
online hostility, fueled by state authorities and media,
Current reports highlight that women are the
primary group facing technology-facilitated
gender-based violence. Additionally, minority
communities, particularly the LGBTIQA+ population,
are targeted due to their identities. Strikingly,
Indonesia lacks legal protection for LGBTIQA+
underscores the urgent need for comprehensive
measures to address technology-facilitated GBV,
recognising the unique challenges faced by women
and the LGBTIQA+ community in Indonesia.134
Spotlight on the OGBV and judicial
harassment faced by Veronica Koman
individuals against hate crimes and discrimination,
leaving them exposed to online abuse, including
However, within Indonesia’s complex digital
“cyber-homophobia’’ based on sexual orientation.133
landscape, marginalised groups, including women
State authorities contribute to the issue by
Indonesia
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