Since President Prabowo assumed office in October 2024, Indonesia has witnessed a troubling shift in the digital landscape, where the machinery of the state has increasingly turned toward the weaponization of information. Rather than engaging with the valid concerns of its citizenry, the administration has cultivated a climate where dissent is systematically reframed as a subversive act influenced by external, often nefarious, actors. By deploying a steady stream of unsubstantiated “foreign agent” allegations, government officials and their aligned digital networks are creating an environment where skepticism is no longer a democratic right, but a suspected betrayal. This rhetoric is not…

In a rare move for one of the nation’s most prominent cable networks, Fox News has issued a formal apology following a series of unsubstantiated and inflammatory claims made by Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary during an appearance on their programs. The controversy stems from a May interview in which O’Leary, a well-known businessman and vocal supporter of the MAGA movement, used the network’s platform to level serious accusations against the local opponents of his proposed data center project in Utah. Rather than debating the merits of his massive infrastructure plans, O’Leary opted to suggest that the community groups pushing…