Indonesia ‘Wiretap‘
“The deal gives prosecutors direct access to telecoms' user data, raising fears of unchecked surveillance powers,”...
Indonesian AI Strategy
Indonesian national AI strategy is in line with competing Malaysian developments in AI, as reported by Reuters: Stanley Widianto, Reuters, Indonesia targets foreign investment with new AI roadmap, official...
Indonesia AI
An important development opening up AI interfaces across different Indonesian contexts: Meanwhile, in Indonesia: "This latest model operates in Bahasa Indonesia, the country’s national language, as well as five...
Indonesia ‘pornography crackdown‘
SCMP, Indonesia’s online porn crackdown nets 380,000 content removals, 21 May 2025 “Indonesia ranks fourth globally and second in Southeast Asia for cases of child pornography, with about 5.6...
Indonesia Ramadan
Important fact-checking from Deutsche Welle‘s Afrose Jahan and Matt Ford "A viral video claims to show Christians being harassed in Indonesia for not observing Ramadan. It does show Ramadan-related harassment, but...
TikTok Prosecution Indonesia
BBC News, TikToker jailed in Indonesia for telling Jesus to cut his hair, 11 Mar 2025“Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender woman with more than 442,000 TikTok followers, had been...
Prabawo Deepfake Scam
AFP/France24, Indonesians swindled by scams using President Prabowo deepfakes, 2 Mar 2025 “Since last year’s Indonesian election, experts have warned of a tidal wave of deepfakes — audio, images...
Sukatani Censored
Resty Woro Yuniar, SCMP, Indonesian punk band’s apology for anti-police song sparks outcry over perceived censorship, 27 Feb 2025. “Sukatani, a punk rock duo hailing from Purbalingga in Central Java,...
Indonesia Social Media Limits
Aisyah Llewellyn, Al Jazeera, After Australia’s ban, Indonesia mulls minimum age for social media, 14 Feb 2025. #Indonesia is considering social media minimum user age: “Indonesia’s bid comes on...
Indonesia Chatbot
An (unnamed) #Indonesia chatbot is due to be announced. SCMP, Indonesia aims to create its version of DeepSeek in bid to become AI hub, 19 Feb 2025 “An ambitious...