Coordinating Ministry For Political, Legal And Security Affairs Asks The Media To Take A Role In Overcoming Hoaxes

Expert Staff to the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolkam) Inspector General Pol. Agung Makbul/Photo: Antara

MEULABOH - Expert Staff to the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolkam) Inspector General Pol. Agung Makbul hopes that the mainstream mass media should be able to take a role in overcoming the spread of hoaxes that are rampant on social media. Thursday, May 19. According to him, propaganda through social media is now a new threat in Indonesia, including the spread of hoaxes. There are various ways to carry out this propaganda, including provoking the public to hate the legitimate government, he added. In addition, he added, another way is through agitation or propaganda to create disturbances in security and order in society. It is not easy to spread unconfirmed news through social media. He also asked the public to filter any information received from social media to avoid spreading hoaxes and unlawful acts. and conditions so that the community is affected, thereby causing chaos in the community.

"For example, the Omnibus Law demonstration in Jakarta; many students and students were instigated and provoked to take part in the demonstration and participants were paid for, even though they did not know why they took part in the demonstration," he said, quoted by Antara. the police take actions that can violate the law and violate human rights (HAM). Threats through social media are very large and able to influence the human mind and public opinion in a very fast time, he said. Especially now, according to him, information dissemination is now very easy because it can be done using fingers and within seconds the information is immediately spread to the public. "So great is the threat through social media, it is fast and inexpensive to carry out propaganda in the community, of course this is very dangerous," he said. - The 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, so that the defense and security of the country is getting stronger.