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Government closes ranks in fight against social media hoaxes
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Closing ranks: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left), accompanied by National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian (right), enters the hall where he will give security directives to police personnel during an event at the Police Higher Education College (PTIK) in Jakarta on Nov. 8. (Antara/Yudhi Mahatma)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will gather on Thursday a number of ministers and law enforcement leaders in a closed meeting to discuss the government’s strategy to clamp down on “provocative” rumors and hoaxes on social media, National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian has said.
“Tomorrow [Thursday], the President will hold a closed meeting on how to integrate efforts between ministries and [state] institutions to handle provocative content on social media,” Tito said on Wednesday evening, after sharing with the press the outlook for the country’s security situation in 2017.
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Earlier in the day, Tito had said combating the spread of hoaxes, half-truths and fake news on the Internet was among law enforcers’ top security priorities for next year, as they could potentially create conflict at the grassroots level.
He pointed out, for example, that rumors claiming that millions of Chinese workers had arrived in Indonesia and taken jobs from locals were not just untrue but also created uneasiness. (hwa)
