Author: Novin Kelvianto Nurakbar
Nurakbar, Novin Kelvianto, 2022 The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics (MCI) Content Moderation Regulation Policy since 2020: impacts on good governance and freedom of expression, Flinders University, College of Business, Government and Law
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World community is a common term in the digital world, there is even a term 'netizen', namely the community in the network. This shows that human activities are now heavily dependent on digital technology. However, in Indonesia, which has a large and diverse population, it still takes a lot of time to get established in digital literacy and digital sovereignty. In order to achieve this, the Government of Indonesia through Ministry of Communication and Informatics (MOCI) Regulation No. 5 of 2020 on Electronic System Organizers in the Private Sector, seeks to strengthen digital sovereignty in Indonesia and foster digital literacy. However, the implementation of this policy has the potential to limit the rights and freedom of expression for the Indonesian people. The worst thing was when the Ministry of Communication and Informatics as the agency authorized to regulate communication and information, both conventional and digital, imposed a ban on Electronic System Organizers (ESO), both domestically and internationally, so that it could not be accessed by Indonesian people throughout the country. It happened because the ESO had not re-registered their website with the ministry and causing many people in Indonesia to be affected in their business and income. This certainly has an impact on the implementation of good governance in Indonesia. In this study, it will be further investigated what things limit freedom of expression in these regulations and how good governance rules apply in implementing these policies in Indonesia.
Keywords: Content Moderation, Good Governance, Freedom of Expression
Subject: Policy and Administration thesis
Thesis type: Masters
Completed: 2022
School: College of Business, Government and Law
Supervisor: Dr. Valarie Sands