Dynamics of People, State, and Cyber Power in the Internet Shutdown Policy at Papua and West Papua In 2019

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10.2991/assehr.k.220705.025How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Internet Shutdown; Policy Narratives; Cyber Power; Policy In Digital Era

Abstract

The Internet Shutdown policy implemented at Papua and West Papua in 2019 has created a competing narrative between the government and the civil society. The main narration championed to justify the Internet Shutdown by the government is the concern of the national security whereas the civil society argues that Internet Shutdown is a form of human rights violation. These competing narratives brought forth a new sort of dynamics in a polemic surrounding a policy. This paper aims to discuss the dynamics between people and state where cyber power plays a huge role within the context of the polemic surrounding Internet Shutdown policy in Papua and West Papua. Data is gathered through interviews with stakeholders and various media content relating to the issue analyzed qualitatively. Results find that the interaction between people, state, and cyber power in the Internet Shutdown policy paints a dynamic picture involving repression, delegations of cyber power, and the future where Indonesia is heading into a paradox where it exists as a democratic country being under a digital authoritarianism regime.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Irnasya Shafira Hadi
AU  - Riza Noer Arfani
AU  - Hakimul Ikhwan
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/13
TI  - Dynamics of People, State, and Cyber Power in the Internet Shutdown Policy at Papua and West Papua In 2019
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Media Conference 2021 (IMC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 234
EP  - 248
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220705.025
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220705.025
ID  - Hadi2022
ER  -