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Islamic Communicative Ethics and the Moral Crisis of Social Media in Nigeria

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The rapid expansion of social media in Nigeria has transformed civic engagement and public communication but has also intensified ethical challenges, including misinformation, cyberbullying, hate speech, political manipulation, and declining public civility. This study examines these developments through the normative framework of Islamic communicative ethics, grounded in Qur’ānic and Prophetic principles of truthfulness, verification, responsible speech, restraint, and harm-avoidance. Employing a multidisciplinary qualitative approach that integrates Islamic ethical theory, media studies, and analysis of Nigeria’s socio-political context, the study interrogates the moral foundations of digital misconduct. The findings indicate that persistent abuses within Nigeria’s online sphere are not merely regulatory or technological failures but manifestations of weakened moral orientation and diminished communicative responsibility. The erosion of ethical speech norms has contributed to ethno-religious tensions, political polarisation, reputational harm, and declining social trust. The study demonstrates that Islamic communicative ethics offers a coherent and contextually resonant framework for reorienting digital behaviour toward accountability, civility, and communal welfare. It concludes that embedding value-driven ethical principles in digital literacy, public discourse, and policy development is essential for fostering a healthier and more socially cohesive online public sphere in Nigeria.​

The Urgency of Digital Citizenship Learning Module for Indonesian Student

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Secondary school students have unlimited internet access through technology devices, and they have become part of the virtual citizen. The rise of violence, fraud, digital rape, and the adverse of negative effect of digital socialization gives its own concerns. For these reasons, this study intends to provide a learning module of social guidance to prepare 21 century digital learners to develop awareness towards digital citizenship mindset. The research method uses mixed methods with a qualitative research and development approach when making a module. The stages are named define, design, develop and disseminate. Evaluation used was expert appraisals, audience analysis, and attitude observations. The module is a self-learning material of themes from digital citizenship skills; the curated selves, chatting and red flags, and lastly, hoaxes and fakes, that packed with numerous resources such as video links, article, reflective self-evaluation and interactive scientific resources. The survey conducted resulting that the module is considered effective for learners so they can generate a good social behavior in digital world, a sense of responsibility, increase security, have self-limits on threats and dangers, be confident, and be proficient in using technology in the virtual world. Based on preliminary observations, this study is the first in Indonesia which introduces the concept of digital citizenship through a learning module, ultimately, for secondary school level. Implications for the findings will be on an effort of behavioral changes for learners in secondary school level.