%A NIM.:19102010032 Muh Firmansyah %O Pembimbing: Khoiro Ummatin, S.Ag.,M.Si %T “PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER KOMUNIKASI ANAK MELALUI TERPAAN MEDIA SOSIAL (YOUTUBE DAN TIKTOK) PADA SANTRI TPA AN-NAHR DUSUN SAGAN TIMUR YOGYAKARTA” %X The development of information technology has brought enormous changes in all aspects of people's lives, especially when the birth of social media has caused a shift in people's behavior patterns, both in terms of culture, ethics, norms and even changes in the character of communication. The social media YouTube and Tiktok are the focus of research and the main object in building the character of children's communication, specifically the students of the An-Nahr TPA, Sagan Timur Hamlet, Yogyakarta. This research was deliberately reviewed and analyzed in order to find out the factors and causes of the formation of the communication character of the students of TPA An-Nahr, through exposure to social media (Youtube and Tiktok). This study also uses a qualitative method with a Descriptive Analysis approach, focusing on studying the theory of communication character from (Kreitner and Kinicki: 2009). Data collection techniques use observation, interview and documentation methods. As the validity of the data, the researcher used source triangulation, by checking the authenticity of the data from direct findings and comparing the results of data that had been previously obtained. The results of this study are grouped into several categories, including: (1) the communication characters of the children/students of the An-Nahr TPA with teachers (Ustad), tend to use manipulative and submissive characters, children/students with manipulative characters are usually full of drama and ignore the value of honesty , while submissive tends to be female students (female) where these characters prefer to be silent and are not interested in being involved in a problem. (2) Parents/Guardians, Enter the category of Passive Aggressive and Manipulative communication characters. The main feature of this character is the rejection with confusing body language and ignoring the value of honesty. (3) Peers, tend to be aggressive and direct communication, tough and rude communication attitude regardless of the interlocutor's boundaries and attitude and the effects that will occur. (4) the social scope of the East Sagan Hamlet community, is included in the category of submissive and manipulative communication characters. the main characteristic of this communication character is full of drama and not interested in getting involved in a problem. %K social media; Youtube and Tiktok; communication character %D 2022 %I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA %L digilib49857