Proceedings of the 2nd Jogjakarta Communication Conference (JCC 2020)

Why Communicate in Disguises: A Study on Ownership of Fake Identity Accounts in Instagram

Authors
Elly Yuliawati, Giffari Adithia Fauzan
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Elly Yuliawati
Available Online 19 August 2020.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200818.022How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Communication, Motivation, Identity, Fake Accounts, Instagram
Abstract

The selection of Instagram as a means of communication through social media in Indonesia, currently occupies the fourth position in the world. Unfortunately, the increase of using this technology is also accompanied by many problems such as identity/profile forgery, online impersonation and other cybercrimes. Why did this happen? This research aims to find motivations for ownership of fake identity accounts on social media Instagram in Indonesia. Using the case study method with a qualitative approach, extracting data through interviews with account owners identified using false or disguised identities. The results of the study found the motivation of ownership of fake identity accounts on Instagram social media, namely: interest in using Instagram because it is easy to invite actions and reactions, inform current events, make virals, help people get real information, get financial and social benefits.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd Jogjakarta Communication Conference (JCC 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 August 2020
ISBN
978-94-6239-044-7
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200818.022How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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