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Indonesian anti-graft activists complain of digital attacks Toggle share menu Advertisement Indonesian anti-graft activists complain of digital attacks FILE PHOTO: A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network after a cyber attack, the company said on Friday. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration 25 May 2021 07:11PM (Updated: 25 May 2021 07:20PM) Share this content Bookmark REUTERS: Indonesian anti-corr...

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Local and foreign digital service providers have been granted a six-month grace period to register with the government as mandated by a recent regulation that grants the state sweeping authority to censor digital content.

Asia PacificIndonesian faces jail for Tiktok clip denigrating Palestine Reuters 2 minute read An Indonesian janitor is facing a maximum six years in prison for violating a cyber law after he posted a video on social media platform Tiktok allegedly calling for the "slaughter" of Palestinian "pigs". Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, is a staunch supporter of Palestine and the clip quickly drew the ire of police in West Nusa Tenggara province. "The suspect has made slanderous Tiktok content against the state of Palestine with inappropriate words," police said in a statement....

“This kind of situation never occurred during the period of the previous (administration)”, said Juniarto. Also speaking at the discussion, Airlangga University Faculty of Law lecturer Herlambang P Wiratraman said that the silencing of critics by the authorities had become increasingly complex. Attempts to gag critics tended to take the form of digital attacks such as doxing, or disclosing and disseminating private data. On the other hand, efforts by censors, persecution and the jailing of critics were still taking place. Producing hoaxes “Things today are complex. In concert with techn...

March 01, 2021 The first week of street protests in Yangon, Myanmar following the military coup of February 1, 2021. Credit: Ben Small Advertisement Once again, hundreds of thousands are taking to the streets and to digital highways. From Kathmandu to Delhi, moving east to Bangkok and Yangon, a wave of discontent is demanding that human rights be upheld. In Kathmandu, women march to demand an end to violence and the “deep-rooted patriarchal mindset.” Car horns blare and cooking pots bang in the streets of Yangon, a cacophony calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. In India, demonstra...