Media and Comms Research Seminar Series 2026: 24 February: “Digital Resilience Against Misinformation in Indonesia” by Mia Angeline, PhD Candidate

On Tuesday, 24th of February, 1-2pm, in Elsie Locke 611 or https://canterbury.zoom.us/j/92235999668

Mia Angeline will present her research which examines how Indonesia’s cultural values and communitybased initiatives build digital resilience against misinformation. Using stakeholder interviews and a quasi-experiment with women’s community group, this paper shows that pre-bunking strategies gain

effectiveness when embedded in community networks. These informal networks transform individual digital literacy into collective resilience. The findings offer a community-centred alternative to predominantly Western, individualistic approaches to combating misinformation.