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Duterte blocks bill to register social media users
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Duterte blocks bill to register social media users

The legislation, designed to combat fake news, online abuse, text scams and militant bombings, also ...
Digital violence threatens free speech: Komnas HAM
Politics 3 years ago

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Digital violence threatens free speech: Komnas HAM

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has found that digital threats against free spe...
Indonesia’s 2021 human rights record ‘alarming’: Amnesty
Politics 3 years ago

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Indonesia’s 2021 human rights record ‘alarming’: Amnesty

Amnesty International Indonesia has recorded an increase in attacks against the country’s huma...
Norway criticises Qatar over arrest of Norwegian journalists
Middle East and Africa 3 years ago

Norway criticises Qatar over arrest of Norwegian journalists

Journalists Halvor Ekeland and Lokman Ghorbani were in Qatar to report on preparations for the 2022 ...
Fake news legislation criminalizes activists
Opinion 3 years ago

Fake news legislation criminalizes activists

Any questioning of the government’s policies can be prosecuted, resulting in a chilling effect...
Philippines government defends press freedom after critic wins Nobel Peace Prize
SE Asia 3 years ago

Philippines government defends press freedom after critic wins Nobel Peace Prize

Ressa, co-founder of news website Rappler, and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov were awarded the pr...
New guidelines not a substitute for cyber law revision, activists say
National 3 years ago

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New guidelines not a substitute for cyber law revision, activists say

The government expects the new guidelines to prevent multiple interpretations among law enforcement ...
Government plans limited ITE Law amendment. Activists say it’s not enough.
Politics 3 years ago

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Government plans limited ITE Law amendment. Activists say it’s not enough.

Among provisions revised in the limited amendment of the Electronic Information and Transaction Law ...
Indonesia seeks to revive colonial-era lèse-majesté law
National 3 years ago

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Indonesia seeks to revive colonial-era lèse-majesté law

Amid a series of threats to free speech in the country, the government is pushing to reintroduce col...
Commentary: Bigger threat than ITE Law? Political ‘buzzers’ crowding our cyberspace
Opinion 3 years ago

Commentary: Bigger threat than ITE Law? Political ‘buzzers’ crowding our cyberspace

Political buzzers work like a virus that replicates the democratic DNA within the online community, ...
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