Cyber Ethics Issue on Spreading News Link through Social Networks Case Study on Indonesian Cyber Community

Cyber Ethics Issue on Spreading News Link through Social Networks Case Study on Indonesian Cyber Community

Author		: KUSUMA AYU LAKSITOWENING; YANUAR FIRDAUS ARIE WIBOWO
Published on	: Global Trends in Academic Research GTAR-2015

Abstract

“Participation of Indonesian citizen in the virtual world is increasing from year to year. Indonesia has become country with highest number of social networks users in the world. Undeniably, the role of the virtual world has increased the movement of political issues and image building.

Throughout 2014, Indonesia online news sites routinely released news related to general elections, presidential elections, the struggle for power in the parlement, and performance of elected president. For Indonesian people, spreading online news on social networks becomes a common. But actually, there are ethical problems in this phenomenon. It risks national integrity and can lead to disputes.

This study examined the cyber ethics issue regarding this phenomenon and tried to suggest a way to create healthy cyber environment. This study attempted to develop a series of steps that are needed to be concerned by individual, government, and community.

There are three things to note in this phenomenon, namely: social network ethics, regulation and responsibility. Individual and social ethics in everyday real life needs to be applied as well as the norms when using social networks. It must be supported by a global regulation to govern the behavior of social network users. Each social networking user also has the responsibility of maintaining the virtual environment. The community is expected to play an active role in ensuring security and convenience in social networks and other virtual application.”