[ABSTRAK
Fenomena aktivisme digital atau aktivisme online menimbulkan banyak pertanyaan seputar partisipasi yang efektif dan bermakna. Hal ini juga memicu perdebatan mengenai apakah aktivisme online dapat membawa perubahan yang nyata di tengah masyarakat. Selain memetakan partisipasi anak muda dalam aktivisme online,artikel ini meneliti bagaimana karakteristik organisasi anak muda kontemporer di Indonesia saat ini danbagaimana mereka menggunakan aktivisme online ini sebagai sarana untuk meningkatkan kesadaran dan mempromosikan isu seputar HKSR dan keberagaman. Dari hasil perbandingan dengan advokasi yang telah mereka lakukan secara offline, serta gambaran yang telah diperoleh dari wawancara dengan informan kunci dan kuesioner yang telah didistribusikan ke dua puluh mahasiswa, saya berpendapat bahwa peran aktivisme online dalam menyebarkan kesadaran dan menyebarluaskan informasi terbilang efektif. Namun, aktivisme online tidak dapat berdiri sebagai satu jenis aktivisme sendiri karena membangun hubungan dengan pembuat kebijakan dan tokoh-tokoh yang berpengaruh di pemerintahan adalah sama pentingnya.ABSTRACT The phenomena of online or digital activism poised many questions regarding effective and meaningful

participation. It also triggers an ongoing debate on whether or not online activism could bring about real change in the society. Besides mapping out Indonesian youth participation in online activism, this article examines how contemporary youth-led organizations in Indonesia are characterized and how they use this online activism as a way to raise awareness and promote issues on SRHR and diversity. By comparing it with their offline advocacy and by drawing upon interviews with key informants and questioners distributed to twenty college students, I would like to argue that online activism‟s role in spreading awareness and disseminate information is undeniably effective. However, online activism could not stand as a type of activism on its own because

establishing relations with policy makers and key individuals in the government is just as important., The phenomena of online or digital activism poised many questions regarding effective and meaningful

participation. It also triggers an ongoing debate on whether or not online activism could bring about real change

in the society. Besides mapping out Indonesian youth participation in online activism, this article examines how

contemporary youth-led organizations in Indonesia are characterized and how they use this online activism as a

way to raise awareness and promote issues on SRHR and diversity. By comparing it with their offline advocacy

and by drawing upon interviews with key informants and questioners distributed to twenty college students, I

would like to argue that online activism‟s role in spreading awareness and disseminate information is

undeniably effective. However, online activism could not stand as a type of activism on its own because

establishing relations with policy makers and key individuals in the government is just as important.]