Why the agreement with Trump does not close Indonesia’s opportunity to collect news content ‘taxes’ from digital platforms
Is it true that the trade agreement prohibits Indonesia from imposing a digital ‘tax’ or anything similar on US companies?
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Policy Paper: Indonesia’s National Roadmap on Addressing Disinformation
This policy paper positions the state as a strategic steward and systemic regulator of the digital ecosystem, emphasizing proportionate responsibilities for digital platforms with systemic impact and strengthening the roles of media organizations, fact-checkers, academia, and civil society as independent pillars to counter disinformation. Therefore, it is not intended to expand the state’s authority to […]
Digital Activism for Press Freedom Advocacy in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia
This piece was written by Masduki and Engelbertus Wendratama and published by Journalism and Media, an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on journalism and the media.
Research Report: Digital Safety of Content Creators in Indonesia
This report presents the results of research that identifies and measures the digital security index of 312 content creators in Indonesia through four aspects: perceptions of digital security, experiences with digital attacks, the impact of attacks, and practices for handling digital attacks. With an overall index score of 2.41 out of a maximum of 4, […]
Research Report: Digital Security of Media Companies in Indonesia
This book presents the research results that identify and measure the digital security index of 116 cyber media companies in Indonesia, based on three main aspects: experiences related to digital attacks, security practices, and perceptions of digital security. The research findings indicate that the overall digital security index score is 19.71 out of a maximum […]
The revision of UU ITE and the accountability of social platforms for illegal content
Last week, I submitted recommendations on behalf of PR2Media regarding the regulation of illegal content on social media platforms to the Committee for the Revision of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (UU ITE) of the Indonesian House of Representatives. The aim is to improve Indonesia’s ability to combat the spread of such content through […]
A guide to creating a standard operating procedure for media companies to address sexual violence
This guide was aimed at assisting press companies in developing a standard operating procedure (SOP) for handling sexual violence against female journalists.
Violence Against Female Journalists in Indonesia
This book is a research report (survey and in-depth interviews) by PR2Media.
Japanese journalist on nuclear energy
By Engelbertus Wendratama Today the way most Japanese people see nuclear energy is different from how they did before the March 2011 Fukushima disaster. There are wide public protests against nuclear power, calling for it to be abandoned. This radical change of attitude occurred in many Japanese journalists, including Rie Yamada, who has been reporting […]
Patients requesting more rights in accessing medical marijuana
By Engelbertus Wendratama Some patients with debilitating conditions praised the regulations proposed by the Department of Public Health, noting the DPH has listened to their concerns and revised its first draft. However, they still proposed changes in the regulations. In a public hearing held April 22 at the DPH office, Steve Saling, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, asked the DPH not to limit a patient […]
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