ANALISIS KESADARAN SISWA SEHUBUNGAN DENGAN UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 19 TAHUN 2016 TENTANG INFORMASI DAN TRANSAKSI ELEKTRONIK KAITANNYA DALAM PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SOSIAL DI KELAS X SMA SWASTA BUDI MURNI 3 MEDAN

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the level of students’ legal awareness regarding Law Number 19 of 2016 on Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE Law) in relation to the use of social media among Grade X students at SMA Swasta Budi Murni 3 Medan. This research was motivated by the high use of social media among students, which needs to be accompanied by legal knowledge, understanding, attitudes, and behavior so that social media can be used wisely and responsibly. This study employed a quantitative approach using a descriptive survey method. The population consisted of 70 Grade X students, while the research sample consisted of 41 students. Data were collected through a Likertscale questionnaire and documentation. The research instrument was developed based on four indicators of legal awareness according to Soerjono Soekanto, namely knowledge, understanding, attitude, and behavior. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics through the calculation of the mean, standard deviation, and percentage. The results showed that the overall level of students’ legal awareness regarding the ITE Law in the use of social media reached 84.17%, which was categorized as very high. Based on the indicators, knowledge obtained a percentage of 79.41%, categorized as high; understanding reached 83.60%, categorized as very high; attitude reached 88.29%, categorized as very high; and behavior reached 85.36%, categorized as very high. These results indicate that Grade X students at SMA Swasta Budi Murni 3 Medan have a very good level of legal awareness in using social media in accordance with the provisions of the ITE Law. However, the knowledge aspect still needs to be improved through Civics Education and digital legal literacy.