New Threats from the Amended ITE Law
President Joko Widodo ratifies the second revision of the ITE Law. It still contains catch-all articles that restrict the freedom of expression.
Riky Ferdianto
January 15, 2024
FOUR Civil Society Coalition activists returned home without being able to submit their study of the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Draft Law to Communication and Informatics Deputy Minister Nezar Patria. They met with Nezar on November 30, 2023, to talk about the ITE Draft Law currently being discussed in the House of Representatives (DPR).
They hoped that Nezar would represent the government at the DPR with the input. “He
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