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Two separate stories from Southeast Asia help demonstrate why intermediary liability protections like Section 230 are so important for...

Search A man tries to capture President Joko "Jokowi" Widodos image with his smartphone during the presidents virtual remark at the National Press Day commemoration event in Jakarta on Feb 9, 2021. (Antara Photo/Aditya Pradana Putra) Momentum Is Building for Notorious UU ITE Amendment BY :CARLOS K.Y. PAATH, PRIMUS DORIMULU, EMMANUEL KURE FEBRUARY 23, 2021 Updated at 01:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb 23, 2021] Jakarta. The Coordinating Ministry f...

Indonesian govt moves to revise controversial cyberlaw Teams set up to look at catch-all articles that many say are being used to target govt critics Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD says his ministry has formed two teams to amend a controversial law that critics say has catch-all articles aimed at stifling dissent. (Photo: Screenshot of Mahfud MD’s video message) The Indonesian government has formed two teams to look at revising a controversial law r...

A judge speaks during a virtual hearing against former Central Lampung regent Mustafa at the Tanjungkarang Corruption Court in Bandar Lampung, Lampung on Jan. 18, 2021 - Antara JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Supreme Court has adopted a virtual trial system to help the country’s highest court handle more cases amid the pandemic and enact judicial reform quicker than planned, but recurrent technical glitches have called into question its ability to deliver justice. The Supreme Court has al...

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko Jokowi Widodo has instructed the National Police to devise a guideline for the law enforcement body in handling online defamation cases amid rising concerns that the nation’s cyberlaw has been repeatedly abused to silence government critics. The draconian Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law and its vague provisions on what constitutes defamation on the web have long been criticised by activists for curbing freedom of speech and expr...

Indonesia is the latest government to propose a  legal framework to coerce social media platforms, apps, and other online service providers to accept local jurisdiction over their content and users’ data policies and practices. And in many ways, its proposal is the most invasive of human rights.  This rush of national regulations started with Germany’s 2017 “NetzDG” law, which compels internet platforms to remove or block content without a court order and imposes draconian fines on co...

Nine detainees have died in past three months, human rights group says.

Papuan communities urged to not be provoked by racism case 28th January 2021 Secretary II of the Papuan Customary Council, John Gobay. (FOTO ANTARA/HO-Dokumen Pribadi) Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - The Papuan Customary Council has appealed to native Papuan communities in the province to not be provoked by Ambroncius Nababans alleged racist remarks against noted Papuan human rights defender, Natalius Pigai. The National Police have been handling the case of Nababan, a Peoples Conscie...

City of Joburg bags Public Library Innovation Award Joburg libraries were recognised for their contribution to providing remote digital library services during the lockdown. Picture: eifl.net/ 55 days ago JOHANNESBURG - The City of Johannesburg has clinched the 2020 Public Library Innovation Award for its COVID-19 Facebook digital video series. The prize, worth $1,500, was granted by an international non-pr...

Police detain Hanura politician Ambroncius Nababan 27th January 2021 Director of the National Polices Cybercrime Investigation Division, Brig.Gen.Slamet Uliandi. (ANTARA/ Anita Permata Dewi) He has been under police custody since January 27, 2021 Jakarta (ANTARA) - A day after he was named a suspect for allegedly posting racist remarks against a noted Papuan human rights defender on social media, Peoples Conscience Party (Hanura) politician Ambroncius Nababan was detained by police on We...