THE IMPLICATION OF VIRALISING THE BEHAVIORS OF FOREIGN TOURISTS WHICH CONTAINS PORNOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS ON THE TOURISM INDUSTRY OF BALI
Safira Widya Attidhira, Dr. Armansyah, S.H., M.HSample Abstract

Universitas Pancasila

Abstract

The Island of Bali as a main tourism destination in Indonesia have attracted international attention, with the increasing number of foreign tourists after the pandemic. Along with that, the behaviors of foreign tourists which can potentially breaking the law such as behaviors which are against the local decency norms have made some concerns among the local people and government officials.
Because of the advancing information technology (IT), every event can be recorded and reported, as a consequence of using IT, netizens^ recorded and viralised behaviors which contain pornographic elements in Social Media, which significantly affect the tourism industry of Bali. The role of netizens in helping the law enforcer against the indecent behaviors of foreign tourists and the implication of viralising of foreign tourists^ behaviors which contain pornographic elements in social media according to the UU ITE , are the problems put forward in this research.
This research is using the normative juridical approach in order to analyze relevant law and regulations, which is the ITE Law. The research data are analyzed using analytical-descriptive approach qualitatively by collecting data from various trusted sources, including scientific journals and related legal documents.
The result of the research shows that netizens have significant roles in supporting law enforcement against indecent behaviors of foreign tourists in Bali. Using social media, netizens can quickly spread information and related evidences against indecent behaviors, speeding up law enforcement processes. Viralising foreign tourists^ behaviors which contained pornographic elements also negatively affect tourism industry in Bali, such as the decrease in tourists^ visits and deteriorating image, including conviction to those who distributed, transmitted, and accessed Electronic Information and/or Electronic Document containing indecent contents.
In order to solve this problem, a cooperation between government, people, and other related parties is truly needed, which includes immigration policy, supervision reinforcement, counseling, and improving awareness of the importance of keeping positive image of tourism and also not immediately viralising events which can potentially breaks the Law.

Keywords: Viral, Pornographic, Foreign Tourists, Tourism Industry

Topic: Law on Tourism