Halal Pet Food
Online issues are associated with halal pet food, forming part of the halal economy in some sectors. For Malaysia’s Muslim ‘pawrents’, halal pet food is a must – in...
Apple Indonesia
SCMP, Apple offers Indonesia US$10 million sweetener to reverse its iPhone ban, 5 Nov 2024 “Indonesia’s iPhone ban is an example of the pressure Prabowo Subianto’s government is putting...
New and noted: Islamic preachers in contemporary Indonesia
Raya, M.K.F. Digital Islam: new space for authority and religious commodification among Islamic preachers in contemporary Indonesia. Cont Islam (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11562-024-00570-z From the abstract: “This study found that digital media platforms...
Indonesia AI Model
This is an interesting development, and quite a challenge given the number of languages and dialects in Indonesia.
AI Overviews Indonesia ++
Techcrunch, Google is bringing AI overviews to India, Brazil, Japan, UK, Indonesia and Mexico, 16 Aug 2024. “After bringing AI overviews to the U.S., Google is expanding the AI-powered search...
Gary R. Bunt in Indonesia
Here’s a Press Release from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David on my recent Indonesia trip: UWTSD, Professor Gary R. Bunt Visits Indonesia to Deliver Key Lectures on...
Indonesia ‘influencers‘ ‘hate speech‘
Opinion/analysis Adi Renaldi, restofworld, In Indonesia, social media is a “hunting ground” for religious minorities, 23 Jul 2024 “Conservative Muslim influencers spread hate speech to their millions of followers...
Presentation at Banten
I was at Fakultas Dakwah UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten, talking about Islamic Algorithms. It was great to meet the staff and students, to discuss their approaches to digital...