Cyber-troops, digital attacks, and media freedom in Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21439452 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Masduki Masduki (0000-0001-5263-0950, Islamic University of Indonesia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 218-233 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0129-2986 • E-ISSN: 1742-0911 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01292986.2022.2062609 |
| OpenAlex | W4282971125 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article examines media freedom in Indonesia in the age of social media and cyber-troops. Scholars and media advocates have extensively debated social media's effects on freedom of expression and media, with some arguing that it offers room for citizens’ voices to be heard. Countering this argument, this article explores how social media-based attackers have undermined media freedom in Indonesia. It does so through in-depth analysis of digital attacks conducted before and after the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections, during which politician-sponsored actors spread disinformation and waged cyberwar to achieve political goals. This study employs a descriptive qualitative method to contribute to the broader debate on media freedom and digital authoritarianism in the context of Indonesia's digital communication landscape. This paper shows how digital attacks and attackers are increasingly violating the media's autonomy and stymieing its service of the public interest. This paper expands on previous observations of media freedom, which have traditionally held that state intervention and media ownership concentration are political authorities’ main means of disciplining critical media and journalists
Argument (complex analysis) · Authoritarianism · Context (archaeology) · Democracy · Digital media · Disinformation · Freedom of the press · Media studies · Political communication · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Indonesian Election Politics and Participation · Law · Social Media and Politics
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Social Media and Elections in Southeast Asia
Explaining Indonesia’s Democratic Regression
Jokowi’s Authoritarian Turn and Indonesia’s Democratic Decline
Beyond Oligarchy
Online Social Media and Political Awareness in Authoritarian Regimes
Freedom to hate
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |