This study aims to build the SIR (Susceptible - Infected - Recovered) model as a solution of social media addiction with the assumption that students who recover from addiction of social media because they have high selfcontrol. This model is divided into three classes: namely class of students who have potential to use social media, class of students who are addicted to social media, and class of students who have high selfcontrol. The data used are primary data that was obtained by distributing questionnaires to 145 students of mathematics departement FMIPA UNM class of 2017, 2018, and 2019. The simulation results of the SIR type model produce a basic reproduction number (R0) of 1.451136 which means that the number of students who are addicted to the use of social media will increase in a certain period of time.
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
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