realized that in the race to be viral, the most beautiful thing she could protect was her own privacy in a world that wanted to sell it Key Issues & Resources
Why must the perpetrator specify that the victim is cantik (beautiful)? Dr. Sinta Dewi, a cultural psychologist at Universitas Gadjah Mada, explains: "The adjective 'cantik' serves dual purposes. First, it rationalizes the voyeurism—people are curious to see a beautiful person humiliated. Second, it weaponizes the victim's femininity against her. In Indonesian patriarchal culture, a beautiful woman is seen as a public commodity. Her beauty is perceived as an invitation for judgment." Viral Skandal ABG Cantik Mesum Di Kebun Bareng
: Her parents, unaware of her online life, were alerted by a neighborhood WhatsApp group. The Intervention realized that in the race to be viral,
The obsession with "viral scandals" reveals several underlying issues in Indonesian culture: First, it rationalizes the voyeurism—people are curious to
to protect youth from cyberbullying, addiction, and exposure to inappropriate content. Viral-Based Policy