Jakarta, Feb. 13 -- The General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has found 355 pieces of violating content on social media platforms during the 2024 General Elections campaign period from November 28, 2023, to February 10.

"There are three categories: hate speech, fake news, and the politicization of ethnicity, race, and religion," Bawaslu member Lolly Suhenty said on Monday.

She broke down the violations as follows: 340 hate speech incidents, 10 instances of politicizing identity groups, and five instances of fake news.

Suhenty also explained that 342 violations targeted presidential and vice presidential candidates, while the remaining 13 targeted election organizers: Bawaslu and the General Election Commission (KPU).

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