‘Tool for censorship’: Newly effective regulation could curb free speech in Indonesia – Jakarta Post

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano (The Jakarta Post)

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A regulation that grants the government sweeping authority to censor content deemed inappropriate on digital platforms starting on Monday has raised concerns that it might further restrict freedom of speech and informationin the digital space.

The ministerial regulation, signed by Communication and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate in November, allows the ministry to remove prohibited content on digital platforms owned by the public, individual and private companies, known as digital service providers (PSEs).

The provision is applicable to a wide range of registered domestic and foreign private digital platforms, including social media, search engines, fintech and data processing, whose services are accessible in Indonesia.

This power came into effect on Monday, when the six-month deadline for all private PSEs to register with the ministry expire...

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