Indonesian govt to impose fines for digital platforms that refuse to remove unlawful content

Communications and Informatics Ministry’s director general for applications and informatics Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan. - Courtesy of Kominfo

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The government is preparing new administrative sanctions and fines for digital platforms that refuse to take down content it deems unlawful, stoking fears of increased censorship as the state seeks to reign in Big Tech.

The push to regulate the digital sphere, ostensibly to combat rampant misinformation in the country, comes as cyber protection policies for the individual languish in the legislature.