Ebook34 pages31 minutes
Indonesia’s COVID-19 Infodemic: A Battle for Truth or Trust?
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
Besides being one of the countries most severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia also experienced a severe “infodemic”: an overabundance of contradictory information—including misinformation and disinformation—on COVID-19. This infodemic hampered pandemic mitigation efforts, resulting in non-compliance with public health measures and delays to the national vaccination programme in the first six months of the pandemic due to widespread vaccine hesitancy or vaccine refusal. Furthermore, it fomented public distrust of the government and other institutions.
On Indonesian social media, this infodemic engendered a peculiar type of hybrid narrative, combining global conspiracy theories with local moral economies and religious sentiments. Religious micro-influencers were particularly influential in spreading the narrative that the government’s COVID-19 policies could not be trusted, and that COVID-19 vaccines were dangerous and haram. Such posts were often removed in line with the social media platforms’ policies to combat false information on COVID-19, and the individuals who created such content risked prosecution in line with the government’s punitive approach to “hoaxes”. However, this did not lessen the prevalence of anti-vaccine narratives, nor did it mitigate public distrust of the government.
On Indonesian social media, this infodemic engendered a peculiar type of hybrid narrative, combining global conspiracy theories with local moral economies and religious sentiments. Religious micro-influencers were particularly influential in spreading the narrative that the government’s COVID-19 policies could not be trusted, and that COVID-19 vaccines were dangerous and haram. Such posts were often removed in line with the social media platforms’ policies to combat false information on COVID-19, and the individuals who created such content risked prosecution in line with the government’s punitive approach to “hoaxes”. However, this did not lessen the prevalence of anti-vaccine narratives, nor did it mitigate public distrust of the government.
Read more from Yatun Sastramidjaja
Rhizome vs Regime: Southeast Asia’s Digitally Mediated Youth Movements Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCyber Troops, Online Manipulation of Public Opinion and Co-optation of Indonesia’s Cybersphere Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Indonesia’s COVID-19 Infodemic
Related ebooks
Communicating COVID-19 Effectively in Malaysia: Challenges and Recommendations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPopulations and Precarity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Southeast Asian Perspectives Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Crisis to Catastrophe: Care, COVID, and Pathways to Change Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsConsuming Digital Disinformation: How Filipinos Engage with Racist and Historically Distorted Online Political Content Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCoronavirus Disease 2019: Covid-19 Pandemic, States of Confusion and Disorderliness of the Public Health Policy-making Process Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHealth Security in Indonesia and the Normalization of the Military’s Non-Defence Role Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJustifying Digital Repression via “Fighting Fake News”: A Study of Four Southeast Asian Autocracies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Grassroots Activism to Disinformation: Social Media in Southeast Asia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSARS in China: Prelude to Pandemic? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019: a psychological perspective Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCoronared Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Case for Masks: Science-Based Advice for Living During the Coronavirus Pandemic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChallenges in Tackling Extremism in the Indonesian Civil Service Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn Sickness and In Health: Diagnosing Indonesia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPandemic Preparedness and Response Strategies: COVID-19 Lessons from the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and Viet Nam Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMinding the Grassroots: Celebrating 70 Years of Sino-Indonesia Relations amid the Coronavirus Pandemic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Serious Social Impact of Non-violent Extremism in Indonesia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Global Pandemic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn Our Own Words: Nurses on the front line Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe COVID-19 Pandemic of Fear Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDigital Mediatization and the Sharpening of Malaysian Political Contests Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEpidemics and the Health of African Nations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInfectious Diseases and Singapore: Past, Present and Future Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCOVID-19: Impact on Education and Beyond Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5New Chinese Migrants in Thailand and the Perceived Impact on Thai People Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAll About COVID-19 & Physical Therapy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings100 Quotes on Covid-19 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCovid-19 Reaping Where It Did Not Sow: A Guide to Understanding the Basics of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Proven Natural Remedies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCovid-19 and Vaccine Nationalism: Managing the Politics of Global Pandemics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Emigration, Immigration, and Refugees For You
Letter to a Bigot: Dead But Not Forgotten Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Solito, Solita: Crossing Borders with Youth Refugees from Central America Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5MS-13: The Making of America's Most Notorious Gang Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCoolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Adios, America: The Left's Plan to Turn Our Country into a Third World Hellhole Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dogeaters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Historical Atlas of the British Isles Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mexifornia: A State of Becoming Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Getting Out: Your Guide to Leaving America (Updated and Expanded Edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Stopped Forgetting: Stories from Sami Americans Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Hell or Barbados: The ethnic cleansing of Ireland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Go Home! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What We Remember Will Be Saved: A Story of Refugees and the Things They Carry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJourneys: An American Story: 72 Essays about Immigration and American Greatness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhose Child Am I?: Unaccompanied, Undocumented Children in U.S. Immigration Custody Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYou Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChildren of Ellis Island Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Home Bound: Filipino American Lives across Cultures, Communities, and Countries Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Reviews for Indonesia’s COVID-19 Infodemic
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Indonesia’s COVID-19 Infodemic - Yatun Sastramidjaja
7e book_preview_excerpt.html
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1