This study aims to describe the actualization of Pancasila values in students' social media ethics and analyze the inhibiting factors. A qualitative phenomenological approach was employed involving 11th grade students, a Pancasila Education teacher, and the school principal as informants at SMA Negeri 6, Sadu District, Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency. Data were collected through structured interviews, non-participatory observations, and documentation, then analyzed using Miles and Huberman's interactive model. Triangulation of sources and techniques was used to ensure data validity. The findings reveal a significant gap between students' civic knowledge and their civic disposition and civic skills in the digital realm. The value of mutual assistance (tolong-menolong) was the most positively actualized, as students actively used social media for prosocial activities such as spreading donation information and helping peers. However, the values of trustworthiness (amanah), responsibility (tanggung jawab), mutual respect (saling menghargai), and honesty (jujur) remained poorly actualized. Inhibiting factors include low internal self-awareness, weak digital literacy, strong influence of the digital social environment, insufficient parental supervision, and the absence of a structured digital ethics coaching program and written digital regulations from the school. This study concludes that strengthening Pancasila-based digital character education requires sustained synergy among schools, families, and students' personal awareness.
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