I Insults against public authorities are no longer confined to conventional methods, but also through electronic media, as regulated in law number 11 of 2008 concerning information and electronic transactions. the research question that arises is how the legal regulations in indonesia are regulated and how appropriate their application is in the decision. this research uses a normative legal research method with a statutory, conceptual, and case-based approach. the results of the research indicate that the regulation of insults against public authorities through electronic media is related to article 207 of the criminal code and article 27 paragraph (3) of the electronic information and transactions law, which complement each other. the application of article 207 of the criminal code in the decision was appropriate, but the judge\\\'s considerations did not comprehensively accommodate the relevance of the electronic information and transactions law. this research concludes that the criminal code and the electronic information and transactions law need to be systematically considered to ensure more comprehensive legal application and provide legal certainty.