Many countries experience chaos because their citizens are unable to filter the hoax content that comes their way.
Jakarta (MidLand) – President of the Presidium of the Indonesian Anti-Defamation Society (Mafindo), Septiaji Eko Nugroho, called on younger generations to play an active role in becoming peace and anti-hoka agents, in particular by determining what role they will take on to spread it to the community.
According to Septiaji, there are many ways that can be adopted to become peace officers and combat false information, one of which is to use developments in media trends and technology to convey national messages, as well as directly reach out to the surrounding environment.
“There are many moments or activities that we actually need to participate in to socialize. You can also join as volunteers with different organizations that constantly talk about the dangers of spreading lies and hate, as well as the importance of critical thinking,” he said. She said this in a written statement received in Jakarta on Monday.
Septiaji said this considering the issue of hoaxes which has now spread to become a global challenge, especially at the beginning of a political year like the current one. In fact, many countries around the world are experiencing chaos because they fail to filter out hoax content in the digital world.
“Many countries then experienced chaos because their citizens were unable to filter the hoax content that arrived, so they spread it believing it to be the truth. The impact then gave rise to strong polarization, and ultimately it also led to dehumanization that demonized the world to the point of tearing other people down,” he explained.
He also highlighted solidarity actions for Palestine which is currently in turmoil. This action is a form of real action taken by the community to express their position.
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However, Septiaji said, these actions are often embellished with narratives whose truth cannot be justified. Therefore, it is important to think critically so as not to be easily provoked by inflammatory content spread by radical and intolerant groups.
“If this is not the case, it means that you have no empathy for your people and for your religion. Things that can ignite emotions like this are supported by today’s increasingly sophisticated digital technology, making the ability to persuade and accompany the emotions of many people, making the impact more complex than before,” he said.
Aside from that, the promotion of currently trending negative issues is usually glossed over by identity politics. Targets are people who do not have complete knowledge or such knowledge that their feelings of concern are diverted into unproductive actions.
He added that younger generations must have resilience and experience in dealing with false and hateful content so that they are not absorbed and consumed by this content.
“Potential risks like this are very likely in the digital age and usually accumulate amid the growing number of hoaxes and decreasing public trust in government institutions,” Septiaji added.
The alumnus of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen advises the new generations not to be like frogs in their shell: thinking they know everything, but in reality not having a broad vision because they never consider perspectives other than those they believe in.
“People or groups who always feel hypocritical will tend to shape their thinking narrowly or like a frog in its shell. This is where problems of radicalism are usually easily implanted in these people and they have a tendency to reject thoughts that are different from theirs,” Septiaji said.
Reporter: Fath Putra Mulya
Editor: D.Dj. Kliwantoro
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