Relevansi Nilai Wasathiyah Aswaja dalam Merespons Polarisasi Digital dan Radikalisme di Media Sosial

الملخص

The development of digital technology has transformed the pattern of radical ideology dissemination, shifting from conventional methods toward the massive, rapid, and hard-to-detect use of social media algorithms. This phenomenon triggers the polarization of religious opinion in the digital space, particularly among young people, who represent the group most vulnerable to the radicalization process. This study aims to examine the relevance of Wasathiyah Ahlussunnah wal Jama'ah (Aswaja) values as a religious moderation framework in responding to digital polarization and radicalism on social media. The method employed is library research with a qualitative descriptive-analytical approach, examining academic literature on wasathiyah, religious moderation, and digital radicalism, as well as their correlation with digital literacy. The findings indicate that Aswaja's wasathiyah thought, through the application of the principles of tawassuth (moderation), tawazun (balance), i'tidal (justice), and tasamuh (tolerance), plays a strategic role in overcoming information bias and steering digital society's communication culture away from mutual hostility toward a more rational and open discourse. These four values are operationally manifested, among other forms, through the attitude of tabayyun (information verification) as an expression of i'tidal and tawazun in responding to the fast-moving and bias-prone flow of digital information. These findings underscore the importance of integrating Aswaja values into the strengthening of digital literacy and educational curricula in order to build a healthy and tolerant social media culture.