Indonesia mulls ban on investigative journalism, LGBT content

FILE PHOTO: Agustina, 41, a trans woman poses before a Trans Super Heroes fashion show at a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 17, 2023. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo

"The impact on press freedom is very serious," said Arif Zulkifli, head of the council's law and legislation division."Indonesia's press law says there must not be any censorship or banning of journalism. So this is contradictory." The bill does not provide details on the proposed ban on investigative reporting and how it might work, but journalist groups were concerned about censorship.

The bill has drawn criticism also because it seeks to ban content displaying violence, mysticism, LGBT or "negative behaviour or lifestyles that potentially harm the public". Legislators from commission 1, which is overseeing the bill, have stressed the bill's revisions are in the initial phases and subject to change.

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