Jurisdiction Overview of Cyber ​​Troops in Digital Campaigns

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10.2991/978-2-38476-194-4_6How to use a DOI?

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cyber troops; black campaigns in the digital era and types of personal data

Abstract

Political elites often use paid cyber troops, also known as cybertroops, to manipulate public opinion on social media for their own benefit. These cyber troops emerged and evolved from electoral campaign organizations in Indonesia, ranging from winning teams in presidential elections to regional elections. One tactic that is considered successful to push public opinion is the use of cyber troops. The slanting of public opinion is done by invading cyberspace with false information that favors certain groups. In addition, cyber troops can be used to bring down the electability of one candidate through black or black campaigns, which trigger insults and/or defamation by creating rumors or gossip aimed at the opposing party without denying the facts. This normative research with a statutory approach aims to find out what types of data are the objects of cyber troops controlled by one of the candidates in the vortex of digital campaigns with the mode of insult and/or defamation for public knowledge? This study found that personal data used by mercenary cyber troops in the organization of campaigns is very sensitive and must be protected because it is an important component of a person's freedom and dignity, and is a strong driver of political, religious, expression, and privacy freedoms. Cybercrime with illegal modes carried out by paid cyber troops is a black campaign on social networks containing false information, slander, and insults.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Amalia Syauket
AU  - Ida Budhiati
AU  - Bambang Karsono
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/01/19
TI  - Jurisdiction Overview of Cyber ​​Troops in Digital Campaigns
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Social and Politics (ICSP 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 54
EP  - 62
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-194-4_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-194-4_6
ID  - Syauket2024
ER  -