Social media power for protest in Indonesia: The Yogyakarta’s #gejayanmemanggil case study

Abstract

Hashtag #GejayanMemanggil (Gejayan is Calling) became a trending topic on social media one day before the protest against several problematic laws, and the bills that were going to be passed. At that time, activists had successfully circulated the issues to the public through social media. As a result, at least 5000 protesters had joined in the protest in Yogyakarta. This phenomenon showed activeness of Indonesia’s civil society in the movement by involving digital media technologies. The author argued that social media allows the citizens, either communal or individual, to disseminate the issue and encourage others to join the protest in such short notice. This article aims to describe the role of social media and the impact of mobilisation through social media through the hashtag #GejayanMemanggil in the Yogyakarta movement. The qualitative method was employed to examine the phenomenon of the protests and to describe the role of social media. The data in this study was taken from online news, the official account of the movement, and blog posts. The results indicated that social media has the potential to trigger Indonesians to express their willingness and participate in activism.

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“…The hashtag #GejayanMemanggi became a trending topic on social media the day before the protest regarding several problematic draft laws (RUU) that were to be passed. Activists spread this issue via the social media Twitter and encouraged other people to join the protest (Ariza, 2020). Social media stands as the primary tool supporting activism and pivotal social movements, offering a platform for individuals, including citizens, organizations, companies, and even government institutions.…”

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“…There are several writings related to this issue, Wasisto and Prayudi (2019) focused on why the 2019 movement occurred in the first place and conclude that the root of the problem is a miscommunication between the student and the state. Whereas Fuadi (2020) andNofirma et. al (2020) attempted to explain the social media side of #GejayanMemanggil movement which is part of the 2019 September movement and their importance towards the mobilization of the student movement.…”