PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN PIDANA BAGI BUZZER SEBAGAI PELAKU KAMPANYE HITAM DI ERA PEMILU MELALUI MEDIA SOSIAL
In the realm of politics, buzzers have become a crucial component of every election campaign strategy. While buzzers can play a role in shaping public opinion positively, they are often involved in the dissemination of false information, defamation, and black campaigns that harm political opponents. This study is conducted to discuss the criminal liability of buzzers as perpetrators of black campaigns during the election era through social media. This research employs normative legal research to examine and analyze laws and other legal materials. The legal materials used in this thesis consist of primary legal materials and secondary legal materials. The approaches utilized in this study are the statutory approach and the conceptual approach. The results of this study conclude that black campaign criminal acts are regulated in several pieces of legislation, namely, the Criminal Code (KUHP), Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections, and Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions. The forms of accountability for buzzers as perpetrators of black campaigns include imprisonment and fines.