Can technology pervert the outcome of Indonesia's elections?
- Two weeks before 193 million Indonesians cast their ballots on April 17, the head of Perludem, the country’s leading election and democracy watchdog, received a call. An informant had gathered reports that eligible voters received electronic money transfers from a local candidate.
The candidate has been identified, but Perludem has withheld the name until investigators make their findings public. Perludem also did not discount the possibility that the money originated from a rival campaign determined to smear an opponent. Voting watchdogs, like Perludem, warn that internet technology and other forms of social media are being exploited to undermine democracy [Ted Regencia/TRT World]
In Indonesia, journalists, media watchers and other civic groups prefer to use the terms, “false information” and “hoax” over “fake news”.
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