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Government Securitizing Effort of Online Harmful Content in Indonesia Putri, Treviliana Eka
Jurnal Komunikasi Vol 14, No 2 (2023): September 2023
Publisher : Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31294/jkom.v14i2.15575

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The emergence of the Internet and social media has altered theway individuals interact with each other.This has also led to the flourishmentof many user generated contents in many platforms, where platforms act asthe medium or environment for users’ posts and interactions. While thesedevelopment may contribute to bring space for ensuring citizens’ freedom ofspeech and expression, there also cases where the very same environmentis filled with ‘harmful’ contents such as fake news, hate speech, online fraud,etc. The government along with other related stakeholders in the field havethe responsibility to ensure such harmful contents do not manifests intooffline harms. In handling these issues, the government have often utilizelegal measures to apply sanctions for the platforms and or individual creatorsand restrict the spread of the contents. Using the securitization perspective,this study will look into Indonesian government current approach in tacklingthe online harmful content. This study argue that the government has put theissue into a higher level, putting it into the national security agenda, in whichresulting in some extraordinary measure being applied in several instances.Nonetheless, this study suggests that it is of importance for the governmentand all related stakeholders to de-securitize the issue, putting it into theeveryday discussion and politics, while ensuring the protection of citizens’rights.
Government Securitizing Effort of Online Harmful Content in Indonesia Treviliana Eka Putri
Jurnal Komunikasi Vol. 14 No. 2 (2023): September 2023
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31294/jkom.v14i2.12018

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The emergence of the Internet and social media has altered the way individuals interact with each other. This has also led to the flourishment of user-generated content on many platforms, where platforms act as the medium or environment for users' posts and interactions. While these developments may contribute to bringing space for ensuring citizens' freedom of speech and expression, there are also cases where the very same environment is filled with 'harmful' content such as fake news, hate speech, online fraud, etc. The government along with other related stakeholders in the field has the responsibility to ensure such harmful contents do not manifest into offline harms. In handling these issues, the government has often utilized legal measures to apply sanctions for the platforms and or individual creators and restrict the spread of the contents. Using the securitization perspective, this study will look into the Indonesian government's current approach to tackling online harmful content. This study argues that the government has put the issue to a higher level, putting it into the national security agenda, which results in some extraordinary measures being applied in several instances. Nonetheless, this study suggests that it is important for the government and all related stakeholders to de-securitize the issue, putting it into everyday discussion and politics while ensuring the protection of citizens' rights.