The title of this research paper is "Criminal Law Perspective in the Application of
Article 27 Paragraph (1) of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to
Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions (UU
ITE) on the Phenomenon of Sex Chat on Social Media. ". The problem discussed
in this paper is to see and analyze the perspective of criminal law in the
application and implementation of the Law on Information and Electronic
Transactions on the phenomenon of sex chat on social media. The research
method used in this writing is normative legal research. The data used are
primary data, secondary data and tertiary data. The data was collected by means
of literature study and then analyzed by using qualitative methods. Based on the
literature research conducted, the researcher found that based on the
perspective of criminal law, there are several provisions that can be implemented
and used to “capture” sex chat offenders who commit immoral offenses in
accordance with the provisions of Article 27 paragraph (1) of the ITE Law. A
person who violates the provisions of Article 27 paragraph (1) of the ITE Law can
be charged and charged with the provisions of Article 281 paragraph (1) and
Article 282 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.