Mass Media Ethics In Views Of Islam And Role Of Social Media In Human’s Socialization

Abstract

Due to advancement of science and technology, our world has become a global village. People are interconnected to one another through internet, social media and other online sources of communication. One can get one’s desired information on a single click. In moments, the situation of any region of the world can be known by mass media. In a society, these mass media sources are influencing in different ways. Social media has great role in upgrading or degrading a personality, a matter or an issue in hours. A news or a video becomes viral in seconds without any confirmation. So, there is need to determine some kinds of ethical values for mass media. Islam emphasizes on authentication before propagation. In Islam, telling a lie and spreading a baseless news are prohibited. One cannot interfare in others private matters. Spreading shameless content has been disallowed in Islam. This paper is to highlight the moral values of Islam regarding mass media. The main objective of this study is, to describe the social media ethics prescribed by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). A descriptive research method has been used for this study.