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National 6 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.
National 6 years ago
KPAI sets up ethical council after 'swimming can cause pregnancy' blunder
Sitty Hikmawatty, the KPAI commissioner for health, narcotics and addictive substances made a controversial statement during an interview with tribunnews.com, saying that women should be careful about the risk of getting pregnant when swimming in public swimming pools with men.
Opinion 6 years ago
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Creating legal safe harbor for netizens, platforms
Indonesia currently ranks third worldwide in terms of the number of Facebook and Twitter users. Successful moderation will require machine learning. The major social media platforms have this technology, but unfortunately, these algorithms were “raised” in English. None has developed true facility in Indonesian.
National 7 years ago
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Lost in translation? AI-generated translations amuse Grab customers
Twitter user @ko2w posted a screenshot of one such message, showing a Grab driver’s abbreviated notification that he was dpn madm (in front, Madam) somehow being translated as “you are not depressed” in English.
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