Fake News and Internet Shutdowns in Indonesia: Symptoms of Failure to Uphold Democracy

The Indonesian government limited or shut down internet access during separate riots in Jakarta and Papua in 2019. The justification for blocking the internet and disabling certain features of social media platforms was to quell the unrest by ceasing the spread of fake news. Nevertheless, the govern...

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Main Authors: Rofi Aulia Rahman, Shu-Mei Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indoneisa 2022-06-01
Series:Constitutional Review
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Online Access:https://consrev.mkri.id/index.php/const-rev/article/view/1734