Pelanggaran Maksim Kerja Sama dalam Interaksi Warganet pada Unggahan Instagram @kompascom

Abstract

This study is motivated by the increasing interaction of netizens on social media, which often contains indirect meanings and has the potential to cause misunderstandings. One of the causes is the violation of Grice’s Cooperative Principle, which includes the maxims of quantity, quality, relevance, and manner. This study aims to describe and analyze the forms of maxim violations found in netizen comments on the Instagram post of Kompas.com dated March 14, 2026, which contains a statement by Prabowo Subianto regarding criticism from observers about Indonesia’s economic condition. This research employs a qualitative approach with a descriptive type. The data, in the form of netizen comments, were collected through documentation techniques using screenshots and then analyzed using Grice’s cooperative principle theory. The results show that all four types of maxim violations are present in the data, with a dominant tendency in the maxims of quality and quantity. These violations are used by netizens to express criticism, satire, doubt, and emotional responses indirectly through brief, informal, and sometimes ambiguous language. These findings indicate that maxim violations are not always negative but can function as a communication strategy in conveying attitudes and opinions. This study is expected to contribute to a better understanding of digital communication patterns, particularly in interpreting implied meanings in netizen interactions on social media.