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CRACKING DOWN
Indonesia launches cyber agency to tackle religious extremism and fake news.
JAKARTA : Indonesia launched a new cyber security agency yesterday as the world's biggest MUSLIM MAJORITY country moves to tackle online religious extremism and fake news on social media..
MILLIONS of Indonesians are going online for the first time just as concern about Internet hoaxes reaches a fevered pitch.
*A FALSE CLAIM circulating on social media last month said Beijing was seeking to wage a biological warfare against Indonesia. The Chinese embassy said the reports were ''misleading'' *.
YESTERDAY, President Joko Widodo named Major General Djoko Setiadi, a former Chairman of the country's encryption agency, to lead the new body.
DJOKO'S tasks includes cracking down on TERRORIST NETWORKS that communicate online and combating online hate speech that has been blamed for driving Fundamentalism.
He said : ''We will control cyberspace. Our technology will not only be able to detect, but also penetrate [ terrorist ] networks. ''
Chief Security Minister Wiranto said : ''We need this body to help maintain security nationally, regionally and globally.'' AFP.
Indonesia launches cyber agency to tackle religious extremism and fake news.JAKARTA : Indonesia launched a new cyber security agency yesterday as the world's biggest MUSLIM MAJORITY country moves to tackle online religious extremism and fake news on social media..
MILLIONS of Indonesians are going online for the first time just as concern about Internet hoaxes reaches a fevered pitch.
*A FALSE CLAIM circulating on social media last month said Beijing was seeking to wage a biological warfare against Indonesia. The Chinese embassy said the reports were ''misleading'' *.
YESTERDAY, President Joko Widodo named Major General Djoko Setiadi, a former Chairman of the country's encryption agency, to lead the new body.
DJOKO'S tasks includes cracking down on TERRORIST NETWORKS that communicate online and combating online hate speech that has been blamed for driving Fundamentalism.
He said : ''We will control cyberspace. Our technology will not only be able to detect, but also penetrate [ terrorist ] networks. ''
Chief Security Minister Wiranto said : ''We need this body to help maintain security nationally, regionally and globally.'' AFP.
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