CYBER ABUSE SEBAGAI MANIFESTASI KDRT PSIKIS : KAJIAN HUKUM POSITIF DAN HUKUM ISLAM

Abstract

The development of digital technology has significantly transformed household life, including the emergence of various forms of technology-based violence or cyber abuse. Cyber abuse in domestic relationships refers to acts of control, intimidation, humiliation, threats, excessive surveillance, and the dissemination of personal information through digital media carried out by spouses or other family members. This study employs a normative juridical approach with library research methods to examine cyber abuse as a form of psychological domestic violence based on Indonesian positive law and Islamic law perspectives. The results indicate that cyber abuse has serious impacts on victims’ mental health, including anxiety, depression, fear, loss of security, and prolonged psychological distress. Under Indonesian law, cyber abuse can be categorized as psychological violence as regulated in Law Number 23 of 2004 concerning the Elimination of Domestic Violence and is also related to the provisions of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law. From the perspective of Islamic law, such actions contradict the principles of mu’asyarah bil ma’ruf, protection of human dignity, and the prohibition against harming others physically or psychologically. Therefore, increasing public awareness, strengthening legal protection, and improving digital literacy are necessary to prevent cyber abuse within households.