  In this study, we tried to see and characterize potential threats to digital
activism in the internet-active nation of Indonesia by doing network analysis
on a recent digital activism event on Twitter, which protested against a recent
law related to alcoholic beverage investment. We hoped insights from the study
can help the nation moving forward as public discourses are likely to stay
online post-COVID. From this study, we found that threats in form of hashtag
hijackings happen often in digital activism, and there were traces of a
systematic information campaign in our observed case. We also found that the
usage of bots is prevalent in and they showed significant activity, although
the extent to which they influenced the conversation needs to be followed
through more. These threats are something to think about as activism goes
increasingly digital after COVID-19 as it can imbue unwanted messages, sow
polarization, and distract the conversation from the real issue.
