the country, some prefer the words themselves, some
see their impact on humanity and human existence,
and some see the impact on others who are called
out to hate speech.
The point of mention of hate speech in the
human rights framework lies in three rights
discourses, namely: a) freedom of religion or belief;
and b) freedom of expression and opinion, c) racial
and ethnic protection. Through the International
Covenant on Civil-Political Rights and a number of
other international documents, the global community
has agreed on the limits of the two rights, so that
restrictions on a right (expression and opinion) to
protect certain rights (religious freedom) should not
be seen in a dichotomous framework.
The right to religion and belief is a basic right
that is protected, even including one of the rights
that cannot be restricted in any situation (non
derogable rights) as stipulated in Article 28I
paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution and Article 4
of the ICCPR. This is different from the right to
expression and opinion which are not absolute and
can be limited. Restrictions on the right to
expression and opinion based on the opinion of the
UN Human Rights Committee can be done to
respect and maintain the reputation of others,
namely someone who is individually or part of a
community, such as religion or ethnicity.
In connection with this hate speech, the criminal
law generally regulates it in Article 310 paragraph
(1), paragraph (2), Article 311 paragraph (1) of the
Criminal Code. However, the articles are more
related to attacks on individuals, individual nature,
whereas in hate speech, especially religion offences,
attacks are aimed at all people from one religion, so
that the number of victims is mass. Moreover, these
articles are not related to the use of internet media
for the purpose of their crimes, although they can be
forced by interpretation, but it will feel awkward.
Arrangements related to hate speech using the
internet are in Article 28 paragraph (2) of Law No.
11 year 2008 concerning Information and Electronic
Transactions. Even so, the perpetrators of
disseminating hate speech on the internet still freely
express their hatred by using fake accounts so that it
is difficult to detect and be arrested for processing in
the court.
Interaction and reaction on the internet in
cultural studies is called cyberculture. Researcher of
cyberculture - Sherry Turkle - conducts studies
relating to the relationship between humans,
computers, and personality. Computers, said to be
modern meta-narration, the story of how work was
made to be more concise and dancing, and in the
postmodern period, computers were able to create a
simulation culture. In this simulation culture, the
construction of the modernist ideology of computers
began to shift, even giving a way to think more
concretely. According to him, in the world of
simulation, identity can melt and become multi-
identity. The internet is the most explicit example of
multi-personality. Cyberspace allows users to use
the identity they want, and people can celebrate
freedom in the world of anonymity. Cyberspace is a
self-laboratory that characterizes postmodern life,
self becomes self-fashion and self-create.
Regarding the behavior of netizens, studies from
Erik Qualman seem to fit them. According to him,
there were two impacts on netizens as a result of the
use of social media, namely preventive behavior and
braggadocian behavior. Preventive behavior is
described as live your live as if your mother is
watching. People who are in this category are
individuals who are always careful in posting status,
uploading pictures or writing or sending news. They
always think about what is sent through social media
because they realize the whole world is
understanding them. Braggadocian behavior, derived
from the word "Braggart" which means a liar or a
liar. People who fall into this category are very often
status updates, by telling them that they are doing
something cool, with a narcissistic style in places
that they think are worth knowing.
Qualman also explained that with the existence
of social media, the death of social schizophrenia
will soon arrive. Social Skizophrenia is someone
who behaves differently according to the place
where he is. For example, he will look diligent,
diligent, and considerate in the office, but when he is
at home he becomes lazy. Qualman argues that
thanks to social media, one can no longer pretend to
be someone else and has a different personality in a
different place. The status written through being sent
to social media shows who he really is.
There is a paradox in the opinion of both. If
Tukle emphasizes on anyone can be anything,
including stating himself that is different from what
is actually with the identity that exists cyberspace,
while Qualman actually argues someone can be seen
who is actually his behavior from the status made on
social media. Turkle emphasizes lies according to
the identity built in cyberspace. Qualman sees social
media as a way of seeing someone's honesty through
a written status, even though his identity can be
different from the real one.
At this point, the problem is with the identity of
someone who has access, interacts with others
through involvement in a particular community.