Leges Privatae
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): AUGUST-JOY

Legal Protection for Consumers in Online Transactions: A Case Study of Marketplace Platforms in Indonesia

Harry Tuhumury (Universitas Yapis Papua)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Aug 2025

Abstract

The development of digital technology has driven the rapid growth of online transactions in Indonesia, particularly through marketplace platforms such as Tokopedia, Shopee, and Bukalapak. Ease of access and broad market reach are accompanied by various legal issues, such as goods not as described, late delivery, fraud, and personal data leaks. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of legal protection for consumers in online transactions, using a normative juridical approach that examines laws and regulations, internal marketplace policies, and case studies of actual disputes. Data were obtained from primary legal materials (UUPK, UU ITE, PP No. 80 of 2019, Permendag No. 50 of 2020, Law on Personal Data Protection), secondary legal materials, and tertiary legal materials. The results show that the national legal framework is normatively adequate, but its implementation is hampered by weak supervision, differences in policies between platforms, imbalanced consumer bargaining power, low legal literacy, and limited access to external dispute resolution mechanisms. The discussion reveals that consumer protection relies more on internal platform policies than on the direct implementation of national regulations. In conclusion, standardization of consumer protection policies across all marketplaces, strengthening of substantive government oversight, integration of personal data protection, and increasing consumer legal literacy are needed to build a safe, fair, and just online transaction ecosystem.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JOY

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

This journal publishes original articles on current issues and international trends in the field of civil law, notary public, business law. The purpose of publishing this Journal is to provide a space to publish critical thinking on original research results, as well as conceptual ideas from ...