Jamaah Islamiyah appears to be more open in spreading memes on their social media, but it should be noted that the majority of their content is the result of radical groups. The general public often becomes victims of misinformation and disinformation related to the content disseminated by these groups.
While terrorist groups affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) consistently reject direct involvement in politics, they still seek to use elections to support their political agenda in establishing a caliphate. Their strategy involves social media provocations with the potential for violence and attack planning.
Therefore, although it is unlikely that ISIS-affiliated groups will directly vote for or sympathize with specific presidential and vice-presidential candidates, their main goal is to provoke and manipulate public opinion to create chaos through both vertical and horizontal conflicts.
Addressing Propaganda in the Digital Era
Currently, the national situation and terrorism dynamics demand a more comprehensive legal framework. The definition of terrorism should not only cover terrorist attacks and funding but also encompass propaganda and terrorist recruitment, which have a significant impact on the growth of terrorist organizations.
Terrorist propaganda can involve spreading hatred, promoting violent actions, and supporting radicalization, incitement, and violent acts. To address this, there is a need for strengthening legal provisions related to the spread of hatred, as regulated in Article 28 paragraph (2) of Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions. However, it should be acknowledged that the implementation of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law as a specific regulation has a different scope of rules.
In this context, considerations should be made to develop a more comprehensive regulation to respond to the increasingly complex dynamics of terrorism, including handling propaganda and terrorist recruitment in the rapidly evolving digital information era. This will ensure the existence of adequate and effective legal measures to address various aspects of evolving terrorism.
Regarding the detention period for investigative purposes, it should be noted that this does not have binding legal force, especially since it involves wiretapping activities considered sensitive and could be a restriction on Human Rights (HAM). Therefore, clear regulations regarding the legality of wiretapping are needed in accordance with the provisions of the 1945 Constitution to ensure the use of this authority aligns with applicable legal principles.
In the effort to prevent the spread of terrorism ideology propaganda through the internet, one step that can be taken is blocking websites containing terrorist propaganda elements. The use of counter-narrative dissemination tools through websites and media platforms can also be implemented by promoting content indicating indications of radicalism as a counter-propaganda and counter-radicalism effort.