KEBIJAKAN FORMULASI DALAM MENANGGULANGI PELECEHAN SEKSUAL DI MEDIA SOSIAL DITINJAU DARI UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 12 TAHUN 2022 TENTANG TINDAK PIDANA KEKERASAN SEKSUAL

Abstract

Along with the development of technology, crime has also evolved. Crime, which used to happen in
conventional ways, is now expanding through cyberspace. Crime that happened in cyberspace also
known as cybercrime. Sexual harassment in social media or cyber harassment was a cybercrime that
was often occured nowadays. In Indonesia, there are several applicable laws to countering the sexual
harassment in social media, which are Indonesian Criminal Code (KUHP) and Law of Electronic
Information and Transactions (UU ITE). Unfortunately, those applicable laws still have huge
weaknesses. Law of Sexual Violence Crimes (UU TPKS) comes as a specific law that against sexual
violence. Basically, Law of Sexual Violence Crimes (UU TPKS) can be used to deal sexual harrasment
in social media. But, this applicable law still has some weaknesses thus may obstructed the
countermeasures of sexual harassment in social media. The main issue of this paper is how policy
formulation in tackling sexual harassment in social media viewed from Law Number 12 of 2022 about
Sexual Violence Crimes (UU TPKS)? The ef ort to counter sexual harassment in social media should
be formulated by observing the characteristic of those crime as a cybercrime. Sexual harassment in
social media should be formulated clearly, and the definition of sexual harassment in social media also
ought to be in the body of the Sexual Violence Crimes Law (UU TPKS). It aims to maximize the
countermeasures and prevention of sexual harassment in social media.