Presented in “MIL Empowerment Amidst Infodemic: A Webinar on Responsible ASEANetizenship towards Digital Environmentalism” Date: July 31, 2020 Time: 2:00-5:00PM PST

1. THE GRAY AREA:
Article and News Examination
towards Informed Decision
MIL Empowerment Amidst Infodemic: A Webinar on
Responsible ASEANetizenship towards Digital Environmentalism
31 July 2020
DAMAR JUNIARTO

2. SAFEnet is a network of digital rights defenders in Southeast Asia which was
established on 27 June 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. The establishment of SAFEnet was
motivated by the widespread criminalization of netizens because of its expression
on the Internet after the enactment of Law No. 11 of 2008 concerning Information
and Electronic Transactions (UU ITE). This prompted a number of bloggers,
journalists, Internet governance experts, and activists to form this association.
After previously only focusing on advocating freedom of expression on the Internet,
in 2018 SAFEnet began to widen the issue of advocacy towards the fulfilment of
digital rights
safenet.or.id
F/TW/IG/YT: @safenetvoice

3. DIGITAL RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
THE RIGHTS TO
EXPRESS FREELY
THE RIGHTS ON
SAFETY
Includes freedom to access the
Internet, such as the availability of
infrastructure, ownership and control
of ISP, digital divide, equality of access
between genders, filtering and web
blocking, and internet shutdown.
Includes diversity of content, freedom
to express opinions, and use of the
internet in mobilizing civil society.
Includes free from mass-surveillance
and unlawful interception, protection
on privacy, and free from cyber
attacks.
THE RIGHTS TO
ACCESS FREELY

4. DIGITAL SPACE
(WAS) INTENDED AS
MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS

5. DIGITAL SPACE NOW
BECOMES
A NEW BATTLEFIELD
The War of information, the war of disinformation

6. • the trap of social media algorithm
• information not verified
• there is no editorial process
• noise> voice
• sensation> substance
BE CAREFUL!

7. The rule of thumb and love

8. Algorithms only unite people with the same ______
hobby alumni
music fans
football club
education
appetiteideology

9. We only share
what we like

10. So in online world,
we are not accustomed
to living together
with different people
who think differently
or act differently.

11. BUBBLE EFFECT

12. ECHO CHAMBER

13. The condition in which facts are less influential in
shaping public opinion than personal emotions
and beliefs.
POST TRUTH
We are living in the era of

14. Hoax intended to deceive.
The word hoax was first
used popularly in the mid
to late 18th century. It
originally coming from the
word hocus pocus.
The term hocus pocus first
appeared in the early 17th
century, from a magician in
the time of King James,
precisely 1615-1625:
"Hocus pocus, tontus
talontus, vade celeriter
jubeo.”

16. The Greatest Showman movie depicts the story of Phineas Taylor Barnum

17. "Congress of Freaks" - P.T. Barnum's Traveling Freak Show, New York City, 1924

19. Misinformation
Honest mistake
Disinformation
Deliberate lie to mislead
Hoax: ”deliberately fabricated
Falsehood made to masquerade as truth”

20. 20

21. 21

22. • Based from MASTEL
reports who run a
national survey in
2017 and 2019.
• 2017: 1,116
respondents
(Conducted from 7 - 9
February 2017)
• 2019: 941 respondents
(Conducted from 1-15
March 2019)
• Top 3 Messages:
Politics,
Tribe/Religion/Race,
Health
HOAXES ARE SPREADING
0
4
10,3
0
17,6
18,8
23,7
24,5
32,6
41,2
0
88,6
91,8
24,4
13,5
29,3
18,1
0
16,8
20
18,5
30
40,7
61,7
76,2
93,2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Job vacancy
Traffic accident
Disaster
Social Culture
Jokes/Prank
Obituary
Science Tech
Online Fraud
Food and Beverages
Health
Government
Tribe, Religion, Race
Politics
The Message in Hoaxes
2019 2017
Source: Survey Mastel 2019
https://mastel.id/hasil-survey-wabah-
hoax-nasional-2019/

23. 57,9
70,7
37,5
57,8
0
66,3
0
33,2
0
45,7
0,4
53,2
0
69,2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2017 2019
The Medium of Hoaxes
Text only Pic Manipulation Pic with Deceptive Caption
Video with Dubs Video with chopped Video with Deceptive Narration
Video Reposting
• Narrative with text still
dominant to deliver
hoaxes, both in 2017
and 2019.
• There are more
variations in pic and
video editing in 2019
than in 2017.
• Videos become new
medium to deliver
hoax in 2019.
Source: Survey Mastel 2019
https://mastel.id/hasil-survey-wabah-
hoax-nasional-2019/

24. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Social Media Instant Messaging Website Newspaper Email Broadcast Media
The Channel To Spread Hoaxes
2017 2019
• Social media still
dominant to spread
hoaxes, both in 2017
and 2019.
• Instant messaging
become more
frequent to spread
hoaxes.
• 3 top channel: social
media, instant
messaging, website
Source: Survey Mastel 2019
https://mastel.id/hasil-survey-wabah-
hoax-nasional-2019/

25. Article 27 point 3 UU ITE
Article 28 point 2 UU ITE
Article 14-15 UU No. 1 / 1946
Cyberdrone 9 MICT
National Cyber and Encryption Agency/BSSN
POFMA 2019
Social Media Regulation Act of 2017
Article 88 and 258 of the Criminal Code
and Decree 72
Article 112 of Criminal
Code (lese majeste law)
Akta Berita Tak Benar 2018
11 April 2018.
Social Media
Monitoring Team
Regulation on online web and
social media 28 May 2018
Source: How “Hoax” Hysteria Used to Justify Tighter Internet Laws and Repress Free Expression in Southeast Asia
http://safenet.or.id/2018/06/how-hoax-hysteria-used-to-justify-tighter-internet-laws-and-repress-free-expression-in-southeast-asia/
REGULATION ON HOAX

26. SIMPLE TIPS TO AVOID HOAX
1. Be critical!
2. Beware of your beliefs
3. Verify everything
§ Check the source.
§ Check the photo.
§ Googling. Googling. Googling

27. CASE ON GE PAMUNGKAS, 2017
SPREADING EDITTED PIC AND VIDEO
ON INSTAGRAM/YOUTUBE
AMPLIFY ON ONLINE MEDIA
USING INFLUENCERS TO
FRAMING HIM AS INSULTING ISLAM

28. CASE ON #BOIKOTINDOSAT, 2017

29. INVESTIGATING BAD ACTOR

30. CASE ON ALISUDARSO, 2018
INFLUENCERS SPREADING LIES
HARRASHMENT TO THE PILOT,
GROUNDING FROM LION AIR

31. PREPARE NOW
What should we prepare for the use of technology
to produce hoaxes like the deep fakes video?

32. Look carefully at these Obama videos

33. Can you spot the FAKE one?

34. Can you spot the FAKE one?

35. Thank you.
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