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Purpose: This study aims to analyze the protection of freedom of expression as a constitutional right in Indonesia’s digital space, the implementation of restrictions on that right under Law No. 1 of 2024 on Electronic Information and Transactions, and to formulate a model of constitutional balancing between freedom of expression and public order.


Research Method: This study employs a normative legal methodology using legislative, conceptual, and case-based approaches through the analysis of legislation, legal doctrine, and the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court.


Results and Discussion: The results of the study indicate that Article 27A and Article 28(2) of Law No. 1 of 2024 protect different interests, thereby requiring interpretive criteria that distinguish between criticism, opinion, satire, factual allegations, defamation, and hate speech. Restrictions on freedom of expression can only be justified if they comply with the principles of legality, necessity, and proportionality.


Implications: These findings provide guidance for policymakers and law enforcement officials to enforce the ITE Law more consistently.


Originality: This study proposes the constitutional balancing model as an interpretive framework for assessing the constitutionality of restrictions on freedom of expression in the digital sphere.

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freedom of expression constitutional balancing EIT Law constitutional rights public order

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Bangsu, M. N. A. (2026). Freedom of Expression in The Digital Sphere: An Analysis of The Balance Between Constitutional Rights and The Interest of Public Order in Indonesia. Advances in Community Services Research, 4(2), 181–196. https://doi.org/10.60079/acsr.v4i2.966
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