Indonesian jihadis have long had an online presence, but online extremism has garnered particular attention worldwide since the emergence in 2013 of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has made extensive use of online tools to spreads its ideology and battlefield news and to aid recruitment. What are the most important online tools for pro-ISIL groups in Indonesia, and what do these groups use them for? How do their online activities differ to fellow Indonesian jihadis who oppose ISIL? How can the Indonesian government monitor and counter extremists’ activities online?
In this week’s Talking Indonesia podcast, I explore these issues with Nava Nuraniyah, analyst at the Institute for the Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) in Jakarta. Nava’s research on online extremism in Indonesia will be published in 2017 as part of the proceedings from September’s ANU Indonesia Update “Digital Indonesia” conference.
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