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Cyber ​​Media Guidelines

(PERS Council Guidelines Reference)

The freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press are human rights protected by Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution of Indonesia, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations. The existence of online media in Indonesia is also part of the freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press.

Online media has unique characteristics that require guidelines to ensure its management can be carried out professionally, fulfilling its functions, rights, and obligations in accordance with Law No. 40 of 1999 on the Press and the Journalistic Code of Ethics. Therefore, the Press Council, together with press organizations, online media managers, and the public, have developed Guidelines for Online Media Reporting as follows:

Scope

1. Online media is any form of media that utilizes the internet and carries out journalistic activities while meeting the requirements of the Press Law and the Press Company Standards set by the Press Council.
2. User-Generated Content (UGC) is any content created and/or published by users of online media, including articles, images, comments, audio, video, and various forms of uploads that are attached to online media, such as blogs, forums, reader or viewer comments, and other forms.

Verification and balance of news

1. In principle, every news should go through verification.
2. News that can harm other parties requires verification of the same news to meet the principles of accuracy and balance.
3. The provisions in point (a) above are excluded, provided that:
   • News really contains urgent public interest;
   • The first news source is a source whose identity is clearly mentioned, credible and competent;
   • The subject of the news that needs to be confirmed is unknown and or unable to be interviewed;
4. The media explained to readers that the news still needs further verification which is attempted as soon as possible.
5. The explanation is placed at the end of the same news, in parentheses and using italics.
6. After loading the news in accordance with point (c), the media must continue verification efforts, and after verification is obtained, the verification results are included in the news update (update) with a link to the news that has not been verified.

User Generated Content

1. Cyber ​​media must include terms and conditions regarding User-Generated Content that do not conflict with Law No. 40 of 1999 on the Press and Journalistic Code of Ethics, which is placed clearly and clearly.
2. Cyber ​​media requires every user to register for membership and log-in first to be able to publish all forms of User-Generated Content. Provisions regarding log-in will be arranged further.
3. In the registration, cyber media requires users to give written consent that User-Made Content that is published:
   • Does not contain lies, defamation, sadism and obscenity;
   • Not containing content that contains prejudice and hatred related to tribes, religions, races, and intergroups (SARA), as well as advocating acts of violence;
   • Does not contain discriminatory content on the basis of differences in gender and language, and does not degrade the dignity of the weak, poor, sick, mentally disabled, or physically disabled.
4. Cyber ​​media has the absolute authority to edit or delete User-Generated Content that is contrary to point (c).
5. Cyber ​​media must provide a complaint mechanism for User-Generated Content that is judged to violate the provisions in item (c). The mechanism should be provided in a place that is easily accessible to users.
6. Cyber ​​media is obliged to edit, delete, and perform corrective actions for each User-Made Content that is reported and violates the provisions of point (c), as soon as possible proportionally no later than 2 x 24 hours after the complaint is received.
7. Cyber ​​media that have met the provisions in points (a), (b), (c), and (f) are not burdened with responsibility for problems caused by uploading content that violates the provisions in point (c).
8. Cyber ​​media is responsible for User-Made Content that is reported if it does not take corrective action after the deadline as stated in item (f).

Errors, Corrections, and Rights of Reply

1. Errors, corrections, and the right to answer refer to the Press Law, the Journalistic Code of Ethics, and the Guidelines for the Right to Answer set by the Press Council.
2. Errors, corrections and or the right of reply must be linked to the news that has been corrected, corrected or given the right of reply.
3. In every error news, correction, and right of reply must be included the time of loading the error, correction, and or right of reply.
4. When a certain cyber media news is disseminated by other cyber media, then:
   • The cyber media responsibility of the news maker is limited to the news published in the cyber media or cyber media that is under its technical authority;
   • Correction of news done by a cyber media, should also be done by other cyber media that quotes news from the corrected cyber media;
   • A media that disseminates news from a cyber media and does not correct the news according to what is done by the cyber media owner and or maker of the news, is fully responsible for all the legal consequences of the news that is not corrected.
   • In accordance with the Press Law, cyber media that do not serve the right to answer can be penalized with a maximum fine of Rp500,000,000 (Five hundred million rupiah).

Retraction of News

1. News that has been published cannot be revoked for reasons of censorship from outside the editorial board, except in relation to SARA issues, morality, the future of children, the victim's traumatic experience or based on other special considerations set by the Press Council.
2. Other cyber media must follow the revocation of news extracts from the original media that have been revoked.
3. Revocation of news must be accompanied by the reason for revocation and announced to the public.

Ads

1. Cyber ​​media must distinguish strictly between news products and advertisements.
2. Every news/article/content that is an advertisement and/or paid content must include the description .advertorial., .iklan., .ads., .sponsored., or other words that explain that the news/article/content is an advertisement.

Copyright

Cyber ​​media must respect copyright as stipulated in the applicable laws and regulations.

Incorporation of Guidelines

Cyber ​​media must include these Cyber ​​Media Reporting Guidelines in their media clearly and clearly.

Dispute

The final assessment of disputes regarding the implementation of Cyber ​​Media Reporting Guidelines is resolved by the Press Council.

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Cyber ​​Media Coverage Guidelines

Scope

1. Cyber ​​​​media are all forms of media which use the internet and carry out journalistic activities, and fulfill the requirements of the Press Law and Press Company Standards set by the Press Council.
2. User Generated Content is all content created and or published by cyber media users, including articles, pictures, comments, audios, videos and various forms of uploads attached to cyber media, such as blogs, forums, reader's comments. or viewers, and other forms.

News verification and balance

1. Essentially every news must be verified.
2. News that can harm other parties requires verification on the same news to meet the principles of accuracy and balance.
3. The provisions in point (a) above are excluded, with conditions:
   • News really contains urgent public interest;
   • The first news sources are sources that are clearly identified, credible and competent;
   • The subject of the news that must be confirmed is unknown and or cannot be interviewed;
4. The media explained to the readers that the news still needed further verification which was sought as soon as possible.
5. Explanations are included at the end of the same story, in brackets and in italics.
6. After loading the news in accordance with point (c), the media is obliged to continue verification efforts, and after verification is obtained, the verification results are included in the update news with a link to the news that has not been verified.

User Generated Content

1. Cyber ​​media must include terms and conditions regarding User Generated Content that does not conflict with Law no. 40 of 1999 concerning the Press and the Journalistic Code of Ethics, which are clearly and incisively placed.
2. Cyber ​​media requires each user to register for membership and perform a log-in process first to be able to publish all forms of User Generated Content. Provisions regarding log-in will be further regulated.
3. In the registration, cyber media requires users to give written consent that the published User Generated Content:
   • Does not contain lies, slander, sadistic and obscene contents;
   • Does not contain content that contains prejudice and hatred related to ethnicity, religion, race, and intergroup (SARA), and encourages acts of violence;
   • Does not contain discriminatory content on the basis of gender and language differences, and does not demean the weak, poor, sick, mental disorder, or physically disabled.
4. Cyber ​​media has absolute authority to edit or delete User Generated Content that is contrary to item (c).
5. Cyber ​​media is required to provide a complaint mechanism for User Generated Content that is deemed to have violated the provisions in point (c). The mechanism should be provided in a place that is easily accessible to users.
6. Cyber ​​media is obliged to edit, delete, and take corrective action for any User Generated Content that is reported and violates the provisions of point (c), as soon as possible proportionally no later than 2 x 24 hours after the complaint is received.
7. Cyber ​​media that have complied with the provisions in points (a), (b), (c), and (f) are not responsible for problems caused by loading content that violates the provisions in point (c).
8. Cyber ​​media is responsible for User Generated Content that is reported if it does not take corrective action after the time limit as stated in point (f).

Errors, Corrections, and Right of Reply

1. Errors, corrections, and right of reply refer to the Press Law, Journalistic Code of Ethics, and Guidelines for Right of Reply set by the Press Council.
2. Errors, corrections and or the right to reply must be linked to the news that is rectified, corrected or given the right to reply.
3. In every report on errata, correction, and right to reply, it is mandatory to state the time of loading of the errata, correction, and/or right of reply.
4. If a certain cyber media news is disseminated by other cyber media, then:
   1. The responsibility of the cyber media that produces news is limited to the news published in the cyber media or cyber media under its technical authority;
   2. News corrections made by a cyber media must also be carried out by other cyber media citing news from the corrected cyber media;
   3. Media that disseminate news from a cyber media and do not make corrections to the news according to the cyber media owner and or news maker, are fully responsible for all legal consequences of the news that is not corrected.
   4. In accordance with the Press Law, cyber media that do not serve the right of reply may be subject to criminal sanctions of a maximum fine of Rp. 500,000,000.

News Revocation

1. News that has been published cannot be revoked for reasons of censorship from outside the editor, except for issues related to SARA, morality, the future of children, traumatic experiences of victims or based on other special considerations determined by the Press Council.
2. Other cyber media must follow the revocation of news quotes from the original media that have been revoked.
3. The revocation of news must be accompanied by the reasons for the revocation and announced to the public.

Advertising

1. Cyber ​​media must clearly distinguish between news products and advertisements.
2. Every news/article/content that is an advertisement and or paid content must include a description, advertorial, ads sponsored., or other words that explain that the news/article/content is an advertisement.

Copyright

Cyber ​​media must respect copyright as regulated in the applicable laws and regulations.

Inclusion of Guidelines

Cyber ​​media must include these Cyber ​​Media Coverage Guidelines in their media clearly and incisively.

Dispute

The final assessment of the dispute regarding the implementation of these Cyber ​​Media Coverage Guidelines is resolved by the Press Council.