Asia Sentinel

Asia Sentinel

Share this post

Asia Sentinel
Asia Sentinel
Indonesia’s Cyber-Vigilantes on the March
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Indonesia’s Cyber-Vigilantes on the March

Asia Sentinel's avatar
Asia Sentinel
Jun 22, 2018
∙ Paid

Share this post

Asia Sentinel
Asia Sentinel
Indonesia’s Cyber-Vigilantes on the March
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

With nearly 110 million people now online in Indonesia, there is growing concern about the pervasiveness of cyber-vigilantism and the threat to free expression, especially on religious matters.

For instance, Zulfikar Akbar, a journalist at the sports newspaper Topskor Daily, lost his job after using his Twitter account to criticize Ustaz Abdul Somad, a r…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Asia Sentinel
Publisher Privacy
Substack
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More