TikTok Indonesia is strengthening collaboration with a number of independent fact-checking partners in an effort to combat the spread of misinformation ahead of the 2024 General Election (Pemilu).

In collaboration with organizations such as the Indonesian Anti-Defamation Society (Mafindo), the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem), and Agence-France Presse (AFP) Indonesia, this initiative also reinforces TikTok's commitment to fighting the spread of misinformation on the platform to provide a safe digital space. and positive for all users.

“We believe that creating a safe and positive digital environment is the responsibility of all parties, including TikTok. "Ahead of the 2024 elections, we continue to expand cooperation with various parties, including fact-checking partners as a form of our ongoing efforts to fight misinformation," said Outreach and Partnerships, Trust and Safety, TikTok Indonesia Anbar Jayadi in Jakarta.

Anbar said this collaboration is also in line with the company's commitment to ensuring that TikTok remains a safe and comfortable place for users to connect and be creative.

He hopes that this collaboration can also encourage everyone to protect each other from potential misinformation in the digital realm.

To ensure that the integrity of the platform is maintained in anticipation of the 2024 Election, TikTok is collaborating with Mafindo and Tulisem to flag and report content that contains misinformation and has the potential to harm users through a special reporting channel provided by TikTok.

Mafindo and Tulisem will also be part of the upcoming TikTok Election Hub, where the Mafindo and Lucudem TikTok accounts will be listed as additional sources of credible information for TikTok users who want to know about things related to civil integrity and general elections.

Mafindo Social Media Committee Chair Silma Agbas assesses that the amount of hoax content will increase ahead of the 2024 Election, so every stakeholder needs to sit down together to think about the best solution to create a positive internet experience and tackle the spread of politically charged misinformation.

Meanwhile, Lucudem Researcher Amalia Salabi said that good synergy with all stakeholders is the key to preventing and overcoming the spread of misinformation.

"We believe collaboration with TikTok can help make the information ecosystem healthy and protect voters from dangerous narratives during the 2024 election stages," said Amalia.

TikTok also collaborates with AFP Indonesia, as a fact-checking partner. This partnership allows TikTok to identify potential misinformation.

Apart from reporting and assessing potential misinformation, TikTok, together with fact-checking partners such as AFP Indonesia, also carries out proactive detection and creates a misinformation database to help moderators capture and make accurate decisions regarding trends that are developing on the internet.