This will be the first law of its kind in Asia
According to a report by Jakarta Post, the Indonesian government is going to uphold the ‘right to be forgotten’ clause under the new Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) law despite protests from people that claim it violates freedom of press.
Article 26 0f the new law will require all search engines to delete any published articles that a person might deem inappropriate or irrelevant.
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The law has drawn criticism from those who feel that the initial wording is vague and may violate the freedom of press.
Arfi Bambani, Secretary General of the Alliance of Independent Journalists told Voice of America News, “This new law doesn’t mention anything regarding freedom of the press” which poses a risk to the freedom of press. He added, “Anyone might request a court order, with impunity, to erase negative news about them in digital media.”
Right to be forgotten law was first passed by the European Union two years ago.
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