Big Brother is watching: Prabowo government tightens control of cyberspace with new digital monitoring agency
Analysis, Cyberspace, Policies, SecurityIn October, Communication and Digital (Komdigi) Minister Meutya Hafid told reporters that President Prabowo Subianto wanted to upgrade the nation’s digital oversight for security reasons. The president, the minister said, was paying special attention to digitalisation, specifically digital security, to address issues such as online gambling, predatory online lending schemes, and human trafficking.