Indonesia's love affair with social media

17.02.2012

The film #republiktwitter is a tale that reflects Indonesia's love affair with Twitter. These days, as one of the characters in the movie says, the people's voice is Twitter's voice.

It is a modern Indonesian romantic comedy about two young people who find love through social media.

The film also helps explain why Indonesians are so obsessed with communicating with each other online.

This is one of the most Twitter and Facebook-friendly nations on Earth. A higher proportion of Indonesian internet users sign on to Twitter than in any other country. Indonesia is also home to the world's third-largest number of Facebook users.

Indonesian Facebook and Twitter users have managed to push for social justice online and embarrassed misbehaving government officials, as well as helping businesses market their products.

That is why popular computer game Angry Birds held the global launch of its tie-up with Facebook in Jakarta this week.