Commission III Of The House Of Representatives Will Form A Cyber Crime Working Group, Eradicating Hoaxes Triggering Polarization

Illustration of the DPR Building of the MPR Senayan Jakarta. (Between)

JAKARTA - Commission III of the DPR will form a cyber crime working group (pokja) to anticipate cases related to cyber, one of which is the spread of fake news or hoaxes that are prone to appearing in regional elections.

This was conveyed by a member of Commission III of the DPR RI Abdullah in the parliament complex, Jakarta, Friday, November 8. According to him, Commission III of the DPR also encourages hoaxes to be categorized as cyber crimes because they are able to create polarization in the community.

"A too extreme polarization of rumors that are not true, eventually there will be friction in society and sharper division," he said, confiscated by Antara.

He revealed that Commission III of the DPR RI had also carried out a specific working visit to a number of regional police (polda) to check readiness to secure the 2024 Pilkada. In addition, Commission III of the DPR RI also ensured that regional police still uphold neutrality.

"The formation of the special working group is to anticipate hoax information in the field," he said.

According to him, so far the hoax phenomenon that often appears does not only occur on social media, such as Tiktok, Instagram, or X, but can also spread on messaging applications, both in conversation groups and through private conversations.

"That's the fastest spread, friends from the police side who have instruments directly below, we have anticipated that it is related to the dangers of hoaxes in the regional elections," he said.

Previously, the National Police Chief, General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo said that hoax news or misinformation on social media was the highest threat in the 2024 Pilkada.

The National Police Chief stated that hoax news must be an important point that must be anticipated because not all people can distinguish true and false information.

"There is one addition that colleagues may also have to follow in relation to the potential for vulnerability that occurs on social media. If we follow, there are 33 billion social media interactions, of which 38 percent are positive, 23 percent are neutral, and 29 percent are negative," Listyo said, Thursday, November 7.