THE EXISTENCE OF HOAX APPLICATION TASK FORCE AND TASK ON DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION, INFORMATICS AND STATISTICS, DENPASAR CITY

Abstract

This study entitled "The Existence of Hoax Application Task Force and Tasks on Department of Communication, Informatics and Statistics, Denpasar City” aims to collect data and find out the existence of hoax application units and tasks on Department of Communication, Informatics and Statistics, Denpasar City. This research used a qualitative descriptive research method with the subject of research by the Head of the Communication Department, the TABOO hoax application task force Department of Communication, Informatics and Statistics, Denpasar City. Data were collected using observation techniques, interview techniques, and documentation techniques. The data analysis used is a qualitative descriptive analysis technique.

Based on the results of the analysis, it is known that there is socialization, especially socialization given to students and the community as well as the supervision of all social media, especially the Facebook application through cyber patrols carried out by the TABOO application task force team. There are functions and ways of working for each team from the six TABOO application task forces, namely the content monitoring and verification team, the content data and analysis team, the content creation team, the content complaints team, the application development team, and the server management team. Efforts to overcome hoaxes on social media by the Task Force of hoax applications at Department of Communication, Informatics and Statistics, Denpasar City consist of 2 assessments, namely an educational and persuasive approach, and a cooperation approach. In addition, there are inhibiting factors, namely limited staff, lack of budget, density of activities and workload, low media literacy and public awareness to check and check information, limited information about hoaxes. Supporting factors for the existence of Constitution Republic of Indonesia Number 19 of 2016 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions. by the TABOO application task force team