Vanuatu complains of being attacked by online trolls after questioning RI about Papua …

Sydney – Action vanuatu That annoys me Indonesia on the condition of human rights (HAM) of people West Papua in the UN General Assembly he did not dwell on diplomatic disputes. The Pacific Ocean nation complained after its social media accounts were attacked Troll what they described as a “coordinated attack” by Indonesia.

At the UN General Assembly session last Saturday, Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Laughman called on Indonesia to address the alleged human rights violations in West Papua.

Junior Diplomat Indonesia Silvany Austin Pasaribu respond emphatically; “You are not a representation of the Papuan people, so stop fantasizing about being one.” (Read: RI in Vanuatu – Stop joining in our domestic affairs)

Silvany of Indonesia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations accuses Vanuatu of having an unhealthy obsession with the way Indonesia should govern itself.

After the diplomatic dispute, the Vanuatu government complained about the attacks. troll online which they called the “Indonesian nationalist bot”. According to the government of the Pacific Ocean country, the Instagram account of the Vanuatu Tourism Office, @vanuatuislands, was inundated with hateful messages, including racist comments.

I can’t stand the raid troll online The Vanuatu Tourism Office Instagram account disables the comment feature on all of your photos.

Still, many Indonesians condemn the racist comments on both sides of the West Papua issue. (Also read: Diplomat Silvany: Indonesian part of West Papua is final, Vanuatu is stupid)

Vanuatu Tourism Office Communications Manager Nick Howlett told the broadcaster ABC.net.au, Wednesday (09/30/2020), that he believes the comments are part of an “unauthentic coordinated activity (social media)”, which refers to the use of bots. This robot, he said, had attacked Vanuatu’s social media accounts with hateful comments every time the country’s politicians had raised human rights issues in Papua in the past.

Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah did not support Vanuatu’s claim about the bot theory.

“Can we silence social networks? Comment (ethics in social networks) depends on the maturity of a person. But I think most of our people are anti-racist because we are a pluralist nation, “he said.

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