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January 6, 2017

Jakarta Post - January 6, 2017

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Cyber Agency, a soon-to-be-established body assigned to tackle cyber crimes, will neither endanger Indonesia's democracy nor be intrusive to people's

January 4, 2017

Jakarta Globe - January 4, 2017

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian confirmed the fledgling National Cyber Agency, under the watch of the Chief Security Ministry, will not overlap with police authority.

December 31, 2016

Jakarta Post - December 31, 2016

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has urged the public to be cautious with news from social media because some information circulating on the int

December 29, 2016

Jakarta Post - December 29, 2016

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The government might enter the private sphere of its citizens when it implements a plan to monitor conversations in instant messaging applications.

December 23, 2016

Sydney Morning Herald - December 23, 2016

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – "What does om telolet om" mean? American DJ duo The Chainsmokers, who have 729,000 Twitter followers, tweeted at 1.22am on December 21.

October 24, 2016

Jakarta Globe - October 24, 2016

Jakarta – A survey conducted by the Indonesian Internet Service Provider Association, or APJII, revealed that there are 132.7 million Internet users in the country, APJII chairman, Jamalul Izza, sa

August 12, 2016

Jakarta Post - August 12, 2016

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A brief video showing a father and his son engaging in an arm-wrestling duel went viral on YouTube a month ago.

July 19, 2016

Jakarta Post - July 19, 2016

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Hackers have attacked three websites belonging to Yogyakarta Police after taking repressive measures against Papuan students staging a peaceful rally at a Papuan stud

July 13, 2016

Jakarta Post - July 13, 2016

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – Indonesia confirmed on Tuesday that it would stand behind a UN resolution that promotes the right to a completely free and undisrupted internet for citizens despite its earl

May 11, 2016

Jakarta Post - May 11, 2016

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Movie Censorship Agency (LSF) has admitted to being confused about censoring content on US-based streaming movie provider Netflix, because of a legal basis of obsole

April 18, 2016

Jakarta Post - April 18, 2016

Despite the rising number of internet users, a digital gulf is dividing the archipelago with wildly unequal access, speed and proficiency between more developed western and poor eastern regions.

February 4, 2016

Tabloid JUBI - February 4, 2016

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Golkar lawmaker Tantowi Yahya urged the government to 'counter' news about Papua online.

December 15, 2015

Jakarta Post - December 15, 2015

Jakarta – After seven years, the English-language daily Jakarta Globe published its last print edition on Tuesday, marking the paper's complete tranformation into an online publication.

May 28, 2015

Jakarta Globe - May 28, 2015

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – A proposal by the Indonesian government to ban the use of mobile phones by children has met with both support and criticism, with proponents claiming it can keep mi

October 1, 2014

Inside Indonesia - October 2014

Diatyka Widya Permata Yasih and Andi Rahman Alamsyah – Young people appear to be heavily reliant on social media to engage in Indonesia's democratic life.

August 22, 2014

Jakarta Post - August 22, 2014

Jakarta – Experts have criticized the government, especially the Communications and Information Ministry, for failing to update laws and regulations to keep up with the rapidly expandin

August 6, 2014

Jakarta Globe - August 6, 2014

Ezra Sihite & Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Jakarta – The Communication and Information Ministry has blocked access to websites about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the government

August 2, 2014

Jakarta Post - August 2, 2014

Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has blocked eight websites that were found to be posting fabricated political news based on factual reports published by several re

July 31, 2014

Jakarta Post - July 31, 2014

Jakarta – News sites with the extension – news.com that imitate national news sites have been blocked since Wednesday.

February 1, 2014

Jakarta Post - February 1, 2014

Jakarta – Indonesia's netizens have rebuked Communications and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring for asking them what they would do with a fast Internet connection, in the wake of

January 30, 2014

Jakarta Post - January 30, 2014

Jakarta – Communication and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring has no idea about the benefits of having fast internet connection speed for Indonesia.

April 15, 2013

Jakarta Post - April 15, 2013

Jakarta – Those who wonder why President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has opened up a Twitter account in the waning days of his administration should remember the old saw "If you can beat '

April 14, 2013

Jakarta Globe - April 14, 2013

Hundreds of thousands of people have signed on to follow President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's newly launched Twitter account, which he says will facilitate closer communication with eve

April 11, 2013

Jakarta Post - April 11, 2013

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – It may be too late for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to bolster his public image by joining Twitter, but netizens will nevertheless soon be able to i

March 2, 2013

Jakarta Post - March 2, 2013

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A coalition of Indonesian civil society groups wants the government to focus on human rights at an international conference on Internet governance in Bali Island

March 20, 2012

February 7, 2012

Jakarta Post - February 7, 2012

Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry claims it has blocked nearly 1 million sites that carry pornographic content.

Jakarta Globe - February 7, 2012

Arientha Primanita & Anita Rachman – After blocking access to almost one million pornographic Web sites, the Communication and Information Technology Ministry is now targeting anony

February 2, 2012

Agence France Presse - February 2, 2012

Shirley Wibisono & Sumisha Naidu – Indonesia, a developing Muslim nation which claims the world's third-largest community of Facebook users, has become a showcase for the social net

October 2, 2011

Jakarta Post - October 2, 2011

Ati Nurbaiti, Canberra – The habit of tweeting or clicking away at every invitation to your Facebook page might be leading somewhere – the success of local, small scale movements.

August 4, 2011

Deutsche Presse Agentur - August 4, 2011

An official from a religious court in Indonesia has blamed social networking site Facebook for a rise in the number of cases of teenage pregnancies and early marriages in a town in cent

July 26, 2011

Jakarta Globe - July 26, 2011

Lisa Siregar – Internet users in Indonesia are now spending more time online than they are reading newspapers or listening to the radio, according to a survey released by Yahoo!

July 16, 2011

Jakarta Globe - July 16, 2011

Ismira Lutfia – Communications Minister Tifatul Sembiring denied on Friday that he had called for government control over social media sites, saying his remarks a day earlier had been m

July 14, 2011

Jakarta Globe - July 14, 2011

Minister of Communications and Information Technology Tifatul Sembiring said that the Indonesian government was obligated to serve as a gatekeeper for the Internet, including social med

May 28, 2011

Jakarta Globe - May 28, 2011

Indonesia's claim to having the second-largest number of Facebook users in the world – 30 million accounts as of this year – may not be all it's cracked up to be.

February 9, 2011

Jakarta Globe - February 9, 2011

Ismira Lutfia – An Indonesian Web site modeled as an alternative platform for news reports not picked up by the mainstream media has officially gone live with the aim of hosting newsroo

February 5, 2011

Jakarta Globe - February 5, 2011

Zaky Pawas – With the number of Internet users across the country continuing to rise rapidly, the Jakarta Police revealed the incidence of Internet-related crimes in the city last year

January 28, 2011

Jakarta Post - January 28, 2011

Jakarta – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro's fears that social networking sites threaten national security are ridiculous, a defense official at the House of Representatives says.

January 25, 2011

Jakarta Globe - January 25, 2011

Jakarta – One Indonesian Twitter user claiming to be in possession of "intelligence" information on a number of politicians and the murky world of politics has become something of a sen

August 5, 2010

Jakarta Post - August 5, 2010

Jakarta – The proliferation of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs, is facilitating Internet activism capable of influencing political decision-making in the country.

July 6, 2010

Jakarta Globe - July 6, 2010

Tari Rusbianti, Shafiq Pontoh and Sarah Reiter – You may be surprised to find that Indonesia recently became the number one user of Facebook throughout the Asia Pacific.

June 22, 2010

Asia Sentinel - June 22, 2010

With millions of Indonesian absolutely transfixed for almost a month over the widespread distribution of homemade videotapes involving three popular local celebrities involved in hardco

June 18, 2010

Agence France Presse - June 18, 2010

Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Friday his country must not stand "naked" before modern information technology, signalling his support for an Internet filte

June 17, 2010

Agence France Presse - June 17, 2010

Communications and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring vowed on Thursday to issue a decree by the end of the year to "save the young" from pornography on the Internet.

Jakarta Globe - June 17, 2010

Anita Rachman & Farouk Arnaz – The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology may find the recent sex video scandal to be a blessing in disguise, with lawmakers on Wednesd

June 16, 2010

Agence France Presse - June 16, 2010

Jakarta – Indonesia's communications minister said Wednesday a celebrity sex video scandal showed the Internet was a threat to the nation and vowed to issue a decree to curb its use.

February 22, 2010

Agence France Presse - February 22, 2010

Jakarta – Indonesian police raided Internet cafes on Monday and rounded up dozens of students who were skipping school to play computer games or chat with their friends online.

February 9, 2010

Jakarta Globe - February 9, 2010

Nurfika Osman – A spate of crimes targeting Indonesian teenagers using social networking site Facebook has raised questions about whether parents should monitor their children's online

December 29, 2009

Jakarta Globe - December 29, 2009

Emmy Fitry – This was the year that online got in your face.

August 29, 2008

Tempo Interactive - August 29, 2008

Anang Zakaria, Denpasar – The Minister for State Enterprises Sofyan Djalil said that internet users in Indonesia reached 13 million people.