Indonesia: Announced Kominfo Blocking of Covid-19 related Misinformation
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Announced Kominfo Blocking of Covid-19 related Misinformation
On 8 June 2022, Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) announced regulatory action against online misinformation related to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Kominfo, in the period between 6 May 2022 and 8 June 2022, it had blocked access to 5'772 instances of Covid-19 misinformation, with several hundred cases being referred to law enforcement.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government