Against The Community, This Is RCTI's Defense Regarding The Expansion Of The Broadcasting Law

JAKARTA - RCTI and iNews have become a public discussion, because their lawsuit is related to the judicial review of the Broadcasting Law to the Constitutional Court (MK). Not a few people think that RCTI and iNews will limit the space for people's creativity when they live on Instagram, Facebook or YouTube.

Responding to all these allegations, RCTI and iNews through MNC Group Corporate Legal Director Christophorus Taufik explained that the application for judicial review of the Broadcasting Law to the Constitutional Court will not limit public creativity on social media. But so that there is equality and national moral responsibility.

"That's not true. The request for the RCTI and iNews judicial review is motivated by a desire to give birth to equal treatment and protection between the nation's children and friends of YouTubers and Celebrities from various parts of the world and encourage them to grow, improve their welfare and develop in the current level, "said Taufik in a written statement by the MNC Group, Friday, August 28.

Taufik stated that the judicial review of the Broadcasting Law at the Constitutional Court was to promote equality and constitutional moral responsibility. So that if we look closely, it does not appear, implied, or express in the slightest request to suppress the creativity of YouTuber friends, celebrities and other creative friends.

"We encourage the old broadcasting law to synergize with other laws, such as the Telecommunications Law which regulates infrastructure, the ITE Law which regulates Internet issues, and the Broadcasting Law as the law regulating content and protection for the nation's creative people is lagging behind. its development. This is what we want to encourage, "he explained.

Previously reported, the Ministry of Communication and Information said there was the possibility of closing broadcast features on social media, such as Instagram TV, Instagram Live, and Facebook Live. This can happen if the request for review of the Broadcasting Law is granted.

"The expansion of the definition of broadcasting will classify activities such as Instagram TV, Instagram Live, Facebook Live, YouTube Live, and the distribution of other audio-visual content on social media platforms to become licensed broadcasting institutions," said the Director General of Post and Information Administration (PPI) Kominfo. Ahmad M Ramli as reported by Antara.

Thus, Ramli mentioned the possibility of closing broadcasts on the application if he did not apply for permission. Especially if the activities on social media are categorized as broadcasting, it is said that individuals, business entities, or legal entities will be forced to have a license to become a broadcasting institution.