<![CDATA[This study analyzes the impact of social media user interfaces (UI) on digital literacy and book reading behavior among Islamic boarding school (Islamic boarding schools). The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to digital learning and highlighted the challenges of adapting to new methods of accessing and processing information. This study aims to examine the influence of Instagram and TikTok UI on user preferences, the role of media UI in understanding information literacy from book reading behavior, a comparison of the impact of social media UI on digital literacy, and the views of Maqasid Syariah regarding these impacts. Through a quantitative, questionnaire-based approach involving Islamic boarding school (Islamic boarding schools) aged 18-25 years old in 22 Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) in Wonosobo Regency, the results show that interactive UI design encourages fast content consumption and instant gratification, which is negatively correlated with traditional book reading duration. The majority of respondents (87%) use smartphones daily with an average usage time of 3 hours. The higher the screen time on social media, the lower the ability to read the book in depth. Social media UI/UX design that prioritizes speed and quantity leads to "surface literacy", a crisis of information credibility, and an increase in plagiarism, which threatens critical thinking skills and intellectual integrity. From the perspective of Maqasid Syariah, specifically the principle of Hifz al-Aql (preservation of reason), this impact fosters a culture of uncritical acceptance and intellectual dishonesty. This study recommends interventions such as regulating social media use in educational settings and developing a digital literacy curriculum that focuses on critical thinking and academic integrity. : ]]>
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