Internet Politics in Battling Fitna
The government’s recent decision to block access to the film Fitna has been problematic. To catch a rat, there is no need to burn down the barn.
April 15, 2008
ACTUALLY, the film Fitna has lost its luster. In The Netherlands, where it was made, there was no place for this propaganda film. So, the producer, ultra-nationalist Geert Wilders, decided to upload it on the Internet. Unfortunately, the Indonesian government’s response has been ineffective.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recently ordered the Association of Internet Service Providers—via the Information and Communication Department—to
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