Preparing to counter the challenges of deepfakes in Indonesia

Jennifer Yang Hui

17 December 2020

Citation: Jennifer Yang Hui, “Preparing to counter the challenges of deepfakes in Indonesia”, The Jakarta Post, 17 December 2020

The return of Rizieq Shihab, the leader of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), to Indonesia has sparked a new round of online warfare. Some hardliners believe that the de facto opposition leader is a victim of deepfakes: video and audio content that has been manipulated by artificial intelligence (AI) technology. In such cleverly edited clips, people are seen doing or saying things they never did or said. An Instagram account has released a YouTube clip where Rizieq derisively called President Jokowi “Jokodok”, calling it a deepfake. Netizens, though, have been quick to question the veracity of the video. The clip was an edited version of a 2015 religious parade where the FPI leader spoke at length about fighting communist and liberal ideologies in the country.   Although it is now clear that the video is neither a deepfake nor has it gained significant traction ...

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