How can social media be regulated fairly?

The Indonesian Law for Electronic Information and Transaction (ITE) is controversial. Its aim is to create a safe digital space in Indonesia and to free Indonesia from hoaxes and hate speech. But how can the law be policed fairly?

In 2020, the Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister said Indonesia would create a virtual police unit to combat misuse of social media. Source: Image by Global Media Sharing/Creative Commons

Laras Susanti is a lecturer in Law at Gadjah Mada University.  She explains why the Virtual Police - the police squad that monitors social media content - is repressive and that Indonesia will not have a safe and fair digital space until the IET itself is revised.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently described social media as evil. Source: Image by by Shahid Abdullah/Creative Commons