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Digital repression and its implications for civic space in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review / Siti Witianti … [et al.]

The state of crisis and emergency due to Covid-19 has been exploited by governments of many countries, both autocratic and democratic, to intensify surveillance and restrict freedom of online expression. Indonesia is no exception. This article studies how digital repression occurred in Indonesia dur...

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Main Authors: Siti Witianti, Siti Witianti, Paskarina, Caroline, Meilany, Lenny, Firmansyah, Muhammad Andi
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Communication & Media Studies 2024
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Social psychology
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99807/1/99807.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.998072024-11-02T01:49:08Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99807/ Digital repression and its implications for civic space in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review / Siti Witianti … [et al.] ejoms Siti Witianti, Siti Witianti Paskarina, Caroline Meilany, Lenny Firmansyah, Muhammad Andi Social psychology The state of crisis and emergency due to Covid-19 has been exploited by governments of many countries, both autocratic and democratic, to intensify surveillance and restrict freedom of online expression. Indonesia is no exception. This article studies how digital repression occurred in Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic and its implications for civil society's space for movement and maneuver. We use a narrative review method by adopting PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) criteria. We found that the Indonesian government practices all forms of digital repression conceptualized by Feldstein (2020): surveillance, censorship, social manipulation and disinformation, internet shutdowns, and targeted persecution of online users. All these forms of digital repression have indeed contributed to the weakening and shrinking of the civic movement in Indonesia to some degree. However, new resistance and maneuvers continue to emerge. Dissent always seems to find a way to seep out of the undercurrent in the face of repression, both offline and online. This article makes an important contribution to understanding the landscape and dynamics of digital repression in Indonesia, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, and helps in projecting the opportunities and challenges for civic movements in the post-pandemic period. Faculty of Communication & Media Studies 2024-07 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99807/1/99807.pdf Digital repression and its implications for civic space in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review / Siti Witianti … [et al.]. (2024) e-Journal of Media and Society (e-JOMS) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/e-Journal_of_Media_and_Society_=28e-JOMS=29/>, 7 (3). pp. 63-79. ISSN 2682-9193 (Submitted) https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ejoms
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topic Social psychology
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Siti Witianti, Siti Witianti
Paskarina, Caroline
Meilany, Lenny
Firmansyah, Muhammad Andi
Digital repression and its implications for civic space in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review / Siti Witianti … [et al.]
description The state of crisis and emergency due to Covid-19 has been exploited by governments of many countries, both autocratic and democratic, to intensify surveillance and restrict freedom of online expression. Indonesia is no exception. This article studies how digital repression occurred in Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic and its implications for civil society's space for movement and maneuver. We use a narrative review method by adopting PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) criteria. We found that the Indonesian government practices all forms of digital repression conceptualized by Feldstein (2020): surveillance, censorship, social manipulation and disinformation, internet shutdowns, and targeted persecution of online users. All these forms of digital repression have indeed contributed to the weakening and shrinking of the civic movement in Indonesia to some degree. However, new resistance and maneuvers continue to emerge. Dissent always seems to find a way to seep out of the undercurrent in the face of repression, both offline and online. This article makes an important contribution to understanding the landscape and dynamics of digital repression in Indonesia, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, and helps in projecting the opportunities and challenges for civic movements in the post-pandemic period.
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author Siti Witianti, Siti Witianti
Paskarina, Caroline
Meilany, Lenny
Firmansyah, Muhammad Andi
author_facet Siti Witianti, Siti Witianti
Paskarina, Caroline
Meilany, Lenny
Firmansyah, Muhammad Andi
author_sort Siti Witianti, Siti Witianti
title Digital repression and its implications for civic space in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review / Siti Witianti … [et al.]
title_short Digital repression and its implications for civic space in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review / Siti Witianti … [et al.]
title_full Digital repression and its implications for civic space in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review / Siti Witianti … [et al.]
title_fullStr Digital repression and its implications for civic space in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review / Siti Witianti … [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Digital repression and its implications for civic space in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review / Siti Witianti … [et al.]
title_sort digital repression and its implications for civic space in indonesia during the covid-19 pandemic: a narrative review / siti witianti … [et al.]
publisher Faculty of Communication & Media Studies
publishDate 2024
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99807/1/99807.pdf
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