Infotech: Journal of Technology Information
Vol 12, No 1 (2026): JUNI (In Progress)

ANALISIS SENTIMEN DAN STRUKTUR SOSIAL DALAM PERDEBATAN DARING MENGENAI KEBIJAKAN MAKAN BERGIZI GRATIS (MBG) DI INDONESIA

Jusia Amanda Ginting (Universitas Bunda Mulia)
I Gusti Ngurah Suryantara (Universitas Bunda Mulia)
Agustinus Fritz Wijaya (Universitas Bunda Mulia)
Teady Matius Surya Mulyana (Universitas Bunda Mulia)
Raphael Benedict Manuel (Universitas Bunda Mulia)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Jun 2026

Abstract

Public policy discussions increasingly take place on social media, where public opinion is shaped not only by message content but also by patterns of user interaction. This study analyzes online conversations related to Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) policy on platform X by integrating Social Network Analysis (SNA) and sentiment analysis. The dataset consists of 3,459 tweets collected between January 8 and February 11, 2025. Communication networks were constructed based on reply and mention relationships to identify interaction patterns and influential accounts. Sentiment analysis was conducted using a Natural Language Processing approach, with initial labeling based on BERT and further classification using a Support Vector Machine (SVM). Model performance was evaluated using accuracy, achieving a score of 91.78%. The findings reveal that MBG discussions form a relatively sparse yet highly centralized network dominated by a small number of accounts. Most tweets express neutral sentiment, while temporal analysis indicates a significant spike in activity on February 10, 2025. This study demonstrates that integrating network and sentiment analysis provides a more comprehensive understanding of how public opinion evolves in digital environments.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

infoteh

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Subject

Computer Science & IT

Description

Jurnal Infotech adalah jurnal ilmiah yang berisi hasil penelitian yang ditulis oleh dosen, peneliti dan praktisi. Jurnal ini diharapkan untuk mengembangkan penelitian dan memberikan kontribusi yang berarti untuk meningkatkan sumber daya penelitian di bidang Teknologi Informasi dan Ilmu Komputer. ...