Jurnal Sosioteknologi

Digital Subscriptions: an Islamic Legal Perspective on Automatic Renewal of Applications Among Generation Z

2026-06-02T16:29:55+07:00

The rapid growth of digital subscription services has normalized auto-renewal mechanisms, particularly among Generation Z. However, this convenience often leads to passive consumption and unintentional financial deductions. This study aims to analyze the practice of auto-renewal in digital subscriptions among Gen Z from both socio-technological and Islamic legal (fiqh muamalah) perspectives. Employing a quantitative descriptive approach, data was collected from 50 Gen Z respondents in Bandung through questionnaires. The findings reveal a high subscription rate (74%), yet a significant disconnect exists: 40% of users rarely or never utilize the services they continue paying for, and 24% are unaware of active auto-renewals. From a socio-technological view, platforms exploit user inertia, leading to a "subscribe-and-forget" culture. In Islamic law, specifically within the 'aqd al-ijarah (service contract) framework, this practice raises critical issues regarding the absence of continuous ridha (mutual consent) and the presence of gharar (uncertainty). Paying for unutilized services directly violates the principle of 'adl (fairness). Interestingly, while 46% perceive the system as functionally unfair, 62% still view it as legally permissible (Halal/Mubah). The study concludes there is an urgent need for enhanced digital financial literacy and ethical, transparent subscription designs.

ANALYSIS OF HONESTY (SHIDDIQ) VALUES IN QUALITY CONTROL OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BASED ON QUR’ANIC PERSPECTIVE (QS. AL-AHZAB:70; QS. AL-MUTHAFFIFIN:1–3)

2026-06-01T12:32:47+07:00

Honesty (shiddiq) is a fundamental ethical principle in Islam that governs both personal and professional behavior, including in construction engineering where quality control is essential to ensure safety, compliance, and sustainability. In practice, construction projects often face ethical issues such as material manipulation, deviations from specifications, and falsification of reports, which reduce project quality and increase the risk of structural failure. This study aims to analyze the value of honesty (shiddiq) in construction project quality control based on the Qur’anic perspective, particularly QS. Al-Ahzab:70 and QS. Al-Muthaffifin:1–3. The research employs a qualitative approach using literature review and thematic Qur’anic interpretation (tafsir maudhu’i), with primary data derived from the Qur’an and tafsir literature, and secondary data from construction management sources. The findings indicate that shiddiq

encompasses

truthfulness,

transparency, accountability, and integrity. QS. Al-Ahzab:70 emphasizes truthful communication, while QS. Al-Muthaffifin:1–3 condemns fraudulent practices, which can be interpreted as quality manipulation in construction. The integration of these values into quality control systems can enhance ethical compliance, improve project performance, and reduce risks, thereby supporting sustainable and high-quality construction outcomes

Activity-Centered Intervention Design (ACID): A Reflective Approach to Behavioral Change in Household Waste Management

2026-05-25T11:53:30+07:00

Efforts to change household waste management behavior often fail due to overreliance on product-based solutions such as composters or biopores that are misaligned with users’ daily routines. This article introduces the Activity-Centered Intervention Design (ACID) framework, which prioritizes user activity as the focal point of behavioral intervention. Employing a critical autoethnographic approach, the study reconstructs domestic experiences in waste disposal to identify critical moments where behavioral failure typically occurs. Findings reveal that product-centric solutions frequently fall short due to their lack of ergonomic and psychological integration with household practices. ACID emphasizes the need to design interventions that target the moments of waste generation rather than solely focusing on disposal points. This framework contributes to the development of micro-scale intervention strategies that are human-centered, behaviorally informed, and contextually grounded—thereby enriching both theoretical discourse and practical approaches in behavior change and environmental sustainability

Analyzing AI Ethics in Financial Deepfake Fraud

2026-05-15T16:39:54+07:00

The misuse of generative artificial intelligence through deepfake technology has emerged as a tangible threat to Indonesia's financial sector, with recorded public losses exceeding IDR 6 trillion throughout 2024–2025. Despite growing technical and regulatory attention, systematic and replicable ethical analyses of this phenomenon remain scarce in the Indonesian scholarly literature. This article applies a structured 12-step ethical analysis framework to a case of deepfake financial fraud in Indonesia — specifically, a manipulative video misappropriating the image of President Prabowo Subianto in January 2025. The framework organises analysis into four phases: observation, normative mapping, relational context, and deliberation. Findings show that the multi-perspectival approach successfully reveals ethical complexity undetected by single-framework analyses, including distributed moral responsibility among AI developers, digital platforms, regulators, and users. Critical reflection identifies two limitations in AI contexts: difficulty mapping the partial agency of algorithms as stakeholders, and insufficient relational analysis for anonymously technology-mediated relationships. This article contributes a methodological reference for AI ethics education in Indonesian higher education and proposes two framework adaptations for AI-specific cases.

Transformation of Arts Education in the Digital Era: Shifts in Social Interaction within Creative Learning Processes

2026-05-11T22:21:19+07:00

The rapid development of digital technologies has significantly transformed arts education, particularly in how social interactions occur within creative learning processes. This study aims to explore the transformation of arts education in the digital era, with a specific focus on shifts in social interaction patterns within creative learning. A systematic literature review (SLR) method was employed, following the PRISMA framework. Literature searches were conducted on Publish or Perish, Google Scholar, and Google using keywords including "art education," "social interaction," "creative learning," and "digital era," limited to publications from 2020 to 2026 in English or Indonesian. Six relevant studies were identified, selected, and analyzed. The findings reveal that digital technologies have fundamentally shifted social interaction patterns from physically co-present, real-time verbal communication to digitally mediated, often asynchronous, and text-based interactions. Digital art spaces enable artists and audiences to participate in three-dimensional virtual environments, yet this transformation demands adequate digital literacy from all participants. The integration of digital tools such as Filmora and YouTube, combined with Project-Based Learning, has been shown to enhance learning outcomes in arts education. However, persistent challenges remain, including limited internet access, insufficient practical materials, low proficiency in learning management systems, and inadequate digital literacy among educators and students. This study concludes that hybrid strategies balancing traditional and technology-driven pedagogies offer the most promising pathway forward. Recommendations include investing in technological infrastructure, prioritizing teacher training in digital literacy, and conducting longitudinal research on the long-term impact of digital integration on artistic competence and social interaction quality.