Fenincial Reporting Indonesia Facebook Takedowns

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Overview

Fenincial Reporting Indonesia Facebook Takedowns refers to to a Facebook community controversy between the group Fenincial Reporting Indonesia and a number of other Facebook pages in mid-June 2020, similar to Indonesian Reporting Commission Facebook Takedowns.

Background

On the mid-Jun 2020, Fenincial Reporting Indonesia Facebook groups claimed that they are mass reported Union Historical Internationale Facebook group and another 2 backup groups (searching the photo). On June 21st, 2020, Facebook^[1] user Vladimir Rosez Blayat (also known as Union Historical Internationale admin group) created a chronology comment on his post (shown below). The post received more than 2,200 reactions and 1,700 shares.

Fenincial Reporting Indonesia (FRI) was mass reported Union Historical Internationale which 8k members in it. But I don't know why they are also mass reporting my 3 backup groups. And the funny thing is, they are mass reported my group with no reason: spreading hateful, it make me really mad.

Spread

A few days later, the group threat another Indonesian^[5] groups such as "Cocoklogi Science", "Motuba", and many more (shown below). Also there was rumor^[4] that some people create bounty for whoever can caught them for approximately USD 1.800 or IDR 20 million (searching the source).

Notable Developments

Meme Group Responses

On June 22nd, 2020, the news was spread to some international groups and warned them to change group setting from public to private or postponed Indonesian to join their groups. For example Facebook^[3] user Niangao Van Dekker warned BanG Dream Bandposting group to postponed Indonesian to join the group for a while after they are threat to mass report "Non Sense Memes" group. The post received 131 reactions (shown below).

Solidarity from Indonesian Groups

Didn't want IReC's incident happen again, according to Vladimir Rosez Blayat's^[1] post, some Indonesian groups such as "Javanese Society" and "Cocoklogi Science" was joined with "Union Historical Internationale" to find Fenencian Reporting Indonesian admins. Also, he claimed that Region Government was joined too to find them (shown below).

Identification of the Admin

At the same day, some Facebook users claimed they are found the one of Fenencian Reporting Indonesian admin photo. Rumors that the Indonesian resident Maulana Hildan had been identified as one of the admin of the page began circulating online. According to his blogger's data (shown below).

Wrong Person

At night, Facebook^[6] user Agung Firmansyah (also known as one of Cocoklogi Science admin group) create a post to clarify that Maulana Hildan isn't the Fenincial Reporting Indonesia admin, after one of Cocoklogi Science's member Devi Roy Saputro go to Maulana's house after found his address and make sure that is he the one of FRI admin. But unfortunately he isn't the admin. The post received more than 930 reactions and 346 shares (shown below).

Giving Ultimatum

On June 23rd, 2020, Facebook^[7] user Ranggi Ragatha (also known as main admin of Cocoklogi Science group) uploaded high school student photo that known as Wahyu Afandi with ultimatum if the person who in it didn't response him, he'll go to local police since he have the documents about his personal data and his family. The post received more than 6,300 reactions and 1,400 shares (shown below).

Notable Examples

Search Interest

External References

^[1] Facebook – Vladimir Rosez Blayat

^[2] Facebook – "Fenencial Reporting Indonesia":

^[3] Facebook – Niangao Van Dekker

^[5] Facebook – Cobs Bayury Chaniago

^[6] Facebook – Agung Firmansyah

^[7] Facebook – Ranggi Ragatha