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Academia 3 years ago
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Will Indonesia’s digital activism overrule its representative democracy?
One can easily claim to have internal data or big data of hundreds of millions of people supporting a policy or a decision. In reality, the 'support' may just consist of bots or people paid to write content and tweets.
Entertainment 4 years ago
Netizens slam K-drama ‘Racket Boys’ over depiction of Indonesian badminton team
Korean sports drama series “Racket Boys” from SBS TV was slammed by Indonesian netizens over its depiction of the Indonesian badminton team, organizers and audience, which they considered “insulting” and “degrading”.
SE Asia 4 years ago
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Thai-Indonesian flame war spotlights ASEAN’s identity problem
As Indonesia's notoriously mean netizens bullied and harassed a same-sex couple from Thailand on Facebook, critics interrogated Indonesia and its place in the ASEAN project to construct a "common" regional identity.
National 5 years ago
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Not ‘Eat Pray Love’! Netizens slam American’s tweets on lavish lifestyle in Bali
Indonesian netizens have gone into a rage accusing an American woman of disrespecting the local way of life by promoting a lavish lifestyle in Bali and encouraging other foreigners to move to the resort island.
National 5 years ago
Comedian refutes drug abuse allegation amid concerns over 'threats to democracy'
Comedian Bintang Emon has refuted drug abuse accusations leveled against him as experts raised concerns over Indonesia's democracy and freedom of expression following his viral video that poked fun at the controversial light sentence handed down against two policemen behind the acid attack on graft buster Novel Baswedan.
National 5 years ago
Indonesian netizens fire back at ‘no mudik’ song featuring ministers, regional heads
A music video featuring various state officials and regional heads that encourages citizens to stay at home ahead of the Idul Fitri holidays has been met with a less-than-enthusiastic response from the public, with many social media users criticizing the video’s “tone-deaf” nature amid the current COVID-19 pandemic.
