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Journal : Journal of Applied Data Sciences

Polarization of Religious Issues in Indonesia’s Social Media Society and Its Impact on Social Conflict Faizin, Barzan; Fitri, Susanti Ainul; AS, Enjang; Maylawati, Dian Sa'adillah; Rizqullah, Naufal; Ramdhani, Muhammad Ali
Journal of Applied Data Sciences Vol 6, No 1: JANUARY 2025
Publisher : Bright Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47738/jads.v6i1.447

Abstract

In this new era, people use social media to share information and discuss political, social, and religious issues, leading to pros and cons arguments. In Twitter’s hashtags and tweets, religious issues frequently trigger a hot conversation that causes disputes among citizens and even street movements. This study is intended to reveal the religious issues that often trigger polarization among Twitter users and how they influence horizontal conflict in society as what happened during the election period in 2019. This research applied mixed methods with social media analytics to conceal religious issues in Indonesia's social media society. The data collection was done by crawling data from the Indonesian Twitter users’ tweets regarding religious issues hashtags, which is a reference for further analysis. The research findings show that the top eight religious issues widely discussed based on 23,433 Twitter users’ tweets are the hashtags (#) salafi, wahabi, intoleransi (intolerance), taliban, anti-Pancasila, politisasi agama (politicization of religion), politik identitas (identity politics), and radikalisme (radicalism). In social conversation networks, these issues are related to each other and other issues such as political figures, the three presidential candidates, the general election, and the Republic of Indonesia presidential election in 2024. Concerning these issues, Twitter users believe that the issues, positive or negative, do not influence their religious and political stance. However, to a certain extent, they believe that religious issues impact social discourses regarding horizontal conflicts. 44% opinions prove this indicated that the debate over religious matters had little influence on their opinion of these topics, and 64.5% agreed that religious concerns can cause social strife. Finally, it is hoped that further studies will elaborate on how religious issues on Twitter and other social media directly impact social harmony in everyday life.
Co-Authors Achmad Kholiq Adi Putra Andriyandi Agung Wahana Ahmad Fathonih, Ahmad Al-Amin, Muhammad Insan Aldi Fahluzi Muharam Ali, Hapid Barzan Faizin Cecep Nurul Alam Cecep Nurul Alam, Cecep Nurul Cepy Slamet Diena Rauda Ramdania Enjang AS, Enjang Fatonah, Fany Risti Fauziah Binti Kasmin Fauziah Binti Kasmin Fitri, Susanti Ainul Ghifari Munawar Hamdan Sugilar Harahap, Akbar Hidayatullah Hartawan, Gaduh Hilmi Aulawi Ichsan Budiman Ichsan Taufik Imam Fahmi Fadillah Kasmin, Fauziah Kholiq, Achmad Khosyi'ah, Siah Kumar, Yogan Jaya Lillah, M. Rival Ridautal Lillah Marwah Maulana Sidik Melani Nur Mudyawati Mi’raj Fuadi Mohamad Irfan Muhammad Ali Ramdhani Muhammad Humam Wahisyam Muhammad Indra Nurardy Saputra Muhammad Insan Al-Amin Muharam, Aldi Fahluzi Nugraha, Rizky Rahmat Nur Lukman Nurlatifah, Eva Nurrohman, Nurrohman Pitriani, Pitriani Rachmat Jaenal Abidin Rahman, Titik Khawa Abdul Reza Fahlevi Herdiyanto Ridwan Setiawan Rifa'i, Akhmad Ridlo Riki Ahmad Maulana Rinda Cahyana Rio Guntur Utomo Riyan Naufal Hay's Rizkiansyah Dewantara Rizqullah, Naufal Rohmat Mulyana Sapdi Rohmat Mulyana, Rohmat Rully Agung Yudhiantara Saputra, Muhammad Indra Nurardy Septya Egho Pratama Siah Khosyi'ah Siah Khosyi'ah Syafi’i, Syafi’i Syahrifudin, Umar Teddy Mantoro Tedi Priatna Teja Endra Eng Tju Ukan Saokani Umana, Muhammad Khalifa Umar Syahrifudin Utomo, Suharjanto Wahyudin Darmalaksana Wildan Budiawan Zulfikar Wisnu Uriawan, Wisnu Yana Aditia Gerhana, Yana Aditia Yniarto, Kurniawan Yogan Jaya Kumar Yogan Jaya Kumar Yuhendra AP