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Teaching students the long-term dangers of the digital footprint. There is a darker, more economic layer to this phenomenon
Are Indonesian students more immoral today than their parents were? Unlikely. They are simply more visible. The smartphone has cracked the door open on a room that conservative society has kept locked for centuries. This pressure frequently results in a "double life"
The reaction is formulaic and fierce. Civil society groups (Ormas) raid boarding houses. Religious leaders deliver fiery khutbah (sermons) about the end of times. Parents demand schools install stricter dress codes—as if adding another pin to a jilbab or measuring the length of a skirt could stop digital urges.