Can a Legal Entity File a Defamation Claim on Social Media?

A legal entity cannot report defamation on social media. This is explained in the Joint Decree of the Minister of Communication and Informatics of the Republic of Indonesia, the Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia, and the Indonesian National Police No. 229 of 2021 / No. 154 of 2021 / No. KB/2/VI/2021 (the ITE Law Joint Decree, or SKB UU ITE), which states: “The victim as the reporting party must be an individual with a specific identity, and not an institution, corporation, profession, or position.”

Based on the above, it can be concluded that a legal entity cannot report a defamation case on social media as regulated in the SKB UU ITE.