Contest with a Prize of 15 Million Rachel Vennya Reaps Pros and Cons, Including Doxing?

Kapanlagi.com - The name of celebrity influencer Rachel Vennya suddenly became a hot topic of public discussion and trended on Twitter. This is due to her action of creating a contest to find the owner of an account that has insulted her on Instagram.

As known, this wealthy influencer received hateful comments calling her names in her Instagram DMs. She felt that the comments had gone too far and decided to bring this issue to the legal realm.

1. Already Apologized

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In the competition, Rachel will give Rp 15 million to anyone who finds the owner of an Instagram account named Fathin. And shortly after the competition was created, Rachel was flooded with emails containing the complete biodata of the account owner. 

"Pay someone to track the IP address? I'm too lazy, people still use their real accounts, just create a competition, anyone who knows Fathin, if you know the biodata, full name, etc., I'll give you 15 million for gofood in the neighborhood," Rachel Vennya wrote on her Instagram story. 

2. Pro and Contra

Shortly after the competition was created, not only Rachel Vennya's name, but also Fathin's name became trending on Twitter and talked about by many people. Many supported it, but there were also those who opposed it.

Netizens supported Rachel Vennya's actions in dealing with these hateful comments. However, spreading personal data publicly through her Instagram story is considered illegal.

"I don't know why I like Rachel's actions, hopefully this time she really gets found. I'm just amazed at how netizens can easily talk when it comes to apologizing," tweeted one netizen.

"Rachel spread the personal data of the perpetrator that she obtained from those people on Snapchat and made people bother and attack the perpetrator's privacy, well maybe she could be charged.. But, if she keeps it for herself, I don't think she'll be charged. cmiiw," another netizen said.  

3. Including Doxing?

Quoting from detik.com, SAFEnet's Division Head of Freedom of Expression, Nenden Sekar Arum, stated that what Rachel Vennya did by disseminating other people's personal data to the public falls under the act of doxing and violates the law.

Doxing itself is regulated in Indonesia under the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law number 19 of 2016, which amends Law No. 11 of 2008.

"It is indeed considered doxing. Especially when the purpose is to 'hunt down'," said Nenden Sekar Arum to reporters on Sunday (30/5).

(kpl/dwn)