Abstract
This article responds to Crosscurrent articles (Treré et al., 2020) published in this journal by positing the potential usefulness of Disconnection for Protection (D4P) for calming unrest and managing volatile times. We first use a vignette from Ambon, Indonesia, to illuminate the need for D4P to throttle the spread of mis/disinformation during a communal violence and then discuss the existing repertoire of disconnections. Building on this, we propose temporal/spatial context, information flow, externality, and motivation as constitutive elements of D4P. We elaborate on their terms and conditions and suggest research directions at the end.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1147-1157 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Media, Culture and Society |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2021.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Communication
- Sociology and Political Science
Keywords
- conflict
- digital authoritarianism
- disinformation
- Indonesia
- Internet connection
- Internet disconnection
- Internet shutdown
- misinformation
