The Effect of Anonymity and Self-Control on Online Disinhibition Effect of Social Media Users X (Twitter)

Erfina Shakila (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya)
Abdul Muhid (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya)
Fahmi Aufar Asyraf (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya)
Lutfiana Harnany Utami (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya)

Jurnal Digital Media, Culture and Humanities
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2026): DICTUM : Digital Media, Culture and Humanities Journal

The purpose of this research is to test the effect of Anonymity and Self-Control on Online Disinhibition Effect Generation Z Social Media X (Twitter) Users. This research uses a correlational quantitative method. To obtain the data, the survey was distributed to 400 research subjects with the criteria of being classified as generation z who were born in the period of 1997-2012, active users of social media X (twitter) for at least one year, using anonymous accounts, and domiciled in Surabaya City. The collected data is analyzed with multiple regression analysis techniques. The research results show that there is a significance of anonymity and self-control towards the online disinhibition effect. Anonymity gives a donation of 18.1%. While the contribution of the effect of self-control on the online disinhibition effect is 29.2%.