CHALLENGES OF CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF SOCIAL MEDIA GENERATION SCROLLING, NATIONALISM FALLING

Abstract

Social media has become an integral part of the lives of Indonesia's youth. The average young Indonesian spends more than four hours a day scrolling through content on various platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter. Behind this seemingly trivial digital activity, a serious threat to the nation's national values lies. This study aims to analyze the correlation between the intensity of social media use and the fading of national values among the younger generation, and to examine how Civics Education (PKn) can address this challenge. The method used is a literature review. journal scientific, report survey, bookreference, And various academic sources relevant results. study show that domination foreign content on social media, algorithms that strengthen filter bubbles, and the lack of content nationality Which packed in a way interesting become The main factor in the erosion of nationalism among the scrolling generation. Civic education, transformed digitally, contextually, and based on social media, is formulated as the most relevant strategic solution. This article emphasizes that in an era where thumbs are more often scrolling screens than holding flags, national education must be present in the digital space itself.