International Policy Regarding Cyberbullying of Children: What Extent is the Response of Education Units in Indonesia?

Abstract

Cyberbullying is a phenomenon of violence perpetrated against children via the internet. It might be said that Indonesia is going through a bullying emergency because the number of cases is rising annually. In this research, two issues will be discussed, namely, the course of international policy in tackling cyberbullying and anti-cyberbullying policy in the educational environment in Indonesia. This research is normative juridical research examining the synchronization and harmonization of laws in dealing with the issue of cyberbullying in Indonesia. The findings show that the course of international policy regarding the protection of children from cyberbullying proceeds from various discussion angles, namely, the protection of personal data, cybercrime, and child protection. However, there are international legal instruments that explicitly discuss anti-bullying. In national law, cyberbullying only exists in the Elucidation of Article 29 of Law Number 1 of 2024, the Ministerial Regulation of 2015, and the Ministerial Regulation of 2019. Without policies at the school level, which is the most significant social environment for children, good legal substance will be meaningless.