Good Cybercitizens Make the Internet a Safer Place
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2. Abstract
The Internet is by now embedded in daily life. In our personal
lives and in our society. It is an irreversible technology. But in
relatively short existence it has created many issues concerning
security and safety. These include issues towards personal
information and theft and misuse thereof, and specific risks
towards children like online bullying and grooming. To raise
public awareness into safe Internet use, campaigns have
emerged. However, research shows that the effects of these
campaigns prove to be hard to realize.
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3. Introduction
Without the virtues and possibilities of internet life cannot
be imagined.
The fast rise of internet also created many debates
regarding safety and security issues.
The effectiveness of campaigns is being questioned.
Internet is being used by teenagers and children, so
internet safety should be maintained.
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4. Literature Review
The Internet presents a world of opportunities for children and
adolescents, but it also threatens communities with inappropriate
content, cyberbullying among peers, and online predators –
whether that is via connection to the Internet at home, in a
cybercafé, or by Smartphone.
Various websites have been created for the purpose of making
users aware of Internet safety. Many governments throughout
Europe, large banks and ICT companies, and other organisations
have created websites that provide information and guidance on
Internet safety. For example the EU website Safer Internet
Programme, the safety section on the Dutch banks ING website,
and MicroSoft's Safety & Security Centre.
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5. Internet Safety Tips
When we use a social networking site, we should look at the site
together or search for it ourselves online.
We should not to post a full name, address, phone number, school
name and other personal information that could help a stranger to
find them.
We should learn about privacy settings that allow kids to choose
who can view their profiles.
When it comes to Internet safety, there's no substitute for parental
supervision. Put your computer in a common area of your home,
not a child's bedroom, so you can keep an eye on online
activities.
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6. Result
It is important to identify which preventive strategies and programs are most effective in discouraging
cyberbullying and Internet aggression by youth. Further, there is not yet a clear understanding of the
demographic factors (gender, age, socioeconomic status, and race, etc.) associated with likelihood of
becoming a cyberbully or cyber victim. Research in this realm could help communities design more
individualized and effective prevention programs. These could include home-, school-, or community-based
strategies. The measures taken by adults (parents, educators, and government employees) to safeguard youth
from online risks often include:
monitoring youth (through online technologies and software, or in-person supervision)
educating youth about potential risks
attempting to teach appropriate online behaviors.
It should be concluded that future education models and guiding principles must: “be developed in
partnership with young people, and acknowledge their expertise; be experiential as opposed to didactic;
combine online and face-to-face delivery; have scope to meet the specific technical skills needs of adults, as
well as providing capacity for high level conversations about the socio-cultural dimensions of young
people’s technology use; and be flexible and iterative so that they can keep pace with the emergence of new
online and networked media technologies and practices
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7. 7Discussion
Based on the evaluation of this literature revierized as at-risk when online. Although there
are many benefits to children and adolescents using the Internet for learning or improving
skills, there is obviously a need for regulation or restrictions on the sites they are
accessing and the amount of personal information they are providing to ‘friends’ or
‘relationships’ forged online. Without cautionary guidelines for children who go online,
there is an increased probability that they will experience exposure to some sort of
exploitation during their usage. With children and adolescents accessing the Internet
unsupervised for lengthy periods of time every day (118), further research needs to be
conducted on how many children are actually aware of the dangers of sexual predators
online or are aware of the consequences of sending sexually explicit photographs of
themselves via the World Wide Web (119). At the least, Member States should consider
fostering awareness of the risks of sending personal information and photos online
through school curricula and/or meetings between parents and teachers.
8. Conclusion
Adults are increasingly spending their discretionary time on the Internet, and
children and adolescents ” spend more time with media than they do in any
other activity except for sleeping” . However, because of the easy and often
private access to children that the Internet offers, it has provided a new
medium through which child exploitation, child maltreatment, and sexual
and emotional abuse can propagate. Broadly speaking, the Internet gives
child predators instant access to a large group of potential victims, as well as
the opportunity to create their own ‘communities’ to exchange ideas and
reinforce their prurient desires.
So we should have awareness of safe Internet.
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