There is a growing need for education on digital safety, consent, and healthy relationships. Such initiatives could help mitigate some of the issues associated with the "Mahasiswi Viral" phenomenon.
In 95% of viral cases, the video includes a man. Yet, the public discourse rarely names him. He is referred to as "pria" (man) or "laki-laki" (male). He is rarely expelled from his university (if he is a student). He rarely loses job offers. His face is often blurred by the mob, while the woman's face is shared in HD. There is a growing need for education on
The solution is not to tell young women to "stop making videos"—that is impossible in the digital age. The solution is to stop punishing the victim of the leak and start prosecuting the perpetrator of the distribution. Yet, the public discourse rarely names him