The role of the National Police in tackling criminal acts of humiliation and/or defamation through electronic media is in accordance with the normative role that is in accordance with Police Law Number 2 of 2002. Technological advances show a correlation of increasing crime rates, especially in the field of cyber crime.   The   data   collection   techniques   used   are   interviews   and   literature   study,   the   type   of   data   used   in   this   study   is   primary   data   consisting   of   laws   and   secondary   data   consisting   of   various   kinds   of   reading   materials   related   to   research   titles   such   as   books   on   cyber   crimes.   crime,   articles,   journals   and   literature. Based on legal research, it can be concluded as follows:  Criminal policies in cyber crimes according to the context of Indonesian criminal law have been regulated in Article 27 Paragraph (3) Junto Article 45 Paragraph (3) Law no. 8 of 2011 as amended by law no. 19 of 2016 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions specifically for perpetrators of criminal acts of humiliation and or defamation through social media. The role of the National Police in tackling criminal acts of humiliation and/or defamation through electronic media, especially in the North Sumatra Regional Police, has been in accordance with its normative role, namely in accordance with Police Law Number 2 of 2002.