Disinformation Index of Indonesian Media Landscape

The following report presents the findings pertaining to disinformation risks for the media market in Indonesia, based on a study of 38 news domains. These findings were the result of research led by GDI with the Asia Research Centre at Universitas Indonesia from March through June of 2022. Sites that were rated as minimum- risk were named and profiled in the report. All sites included in the report were informed of their individual scores and risk ratings to allow for engagement and feedback. However, given that disinformation risk is more important as a societal concern than as a ranking criterion between domains, the names of higher-risk sites were not disclosed herein.

The need for a trustworthy, independent rating of disinformation risk is pressing. This risk-rating framework for Indonesia provides crucial information to policy-makers, news websites and civil society, enabling key decision- makers to stem the tide of money that incentivises and sustains disinformation. Moreover, the results of this study will contribute to GDI’s mission to disrupt the business model of disinformation, as they are being earmarked for sharing with ad tech industry stakeholders and other parties acting to defund disinformation.

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