New generation likes to use social media as self advertisement and sometime they share very personal information. By doing this, their future privacy fells endanger and can affect badly in their mind in future which is not a good thing for the society, widely for the nation. Also, social media is hurting our society by spreading misinformation faster than any other media. Author Amanda Thomas shows a statistics in the
Net Child Pornography According to Sex Offenders and the Internet, written by Kerry Sheldon and Dennis Howitt, “child pornography was considered to be a small and specialist issue-an adjunct to the broader problem of pornography of all sorts” (7). However, in the last decade there has been a considerable increase in child pornography. It led to professional and public awareness of internet use in exacerbating child sexual abuse. Ricky Martin is one of the professionals who work to stop the abuse of children worldwide. His foundation “People for Children” raises public awareness and influences public policy makers on issues such as child pornography, prostitution, and labor servitude.
Critique on Do Video Games Kill? This article “Do Video Games Kill” by Karen Sternheimer addresses the wide spread idea; video games are the cause for “young killers” (210). Sternheimer believes concern for the influence video games may have on youth is spiraling out of control. She put most of the blame for this out of control concern on the media. She also writes some about politicians and the Juvenile Justice system.
Due to these online criminal activities cyberspace is most unsafe place to do business. This opens up a new field of crime to anyone with an internet connection which is scary once you think about it. Nowadays you have little children learning how to code in primary school where an internet connection has become such an important necessity that literally anyone could use it to their personal gain. This makes it easier for teenagers and young adults to dwell into the act of cybercrime as there are new ways to making yourself virtually invisible. This is a popular act of crime because of its traceability; new ways have been introduced to make your online presence untraceable, invisible and anonymous, which leaves you thinking.
It seems as if cyber-bullying is a cruel way to treat someone. Any identity can be created on the Internet and that could be a good thing or a bad thing. Many things happen on the web and people hurt certain ones and do not get the punishment they should. Cyber-bullying has led to murders including suicides. The Internet is a huge tool when it comes to the subject taunting others.
Subsequently, there is no clear-cut definition of pornography, the best broad definition available would be “media erotic or sexual behavior in a way designed to cause sexual arousal” (YourDictionary). Pornography has evolved tremendously over the last few decades. The market for it has grown exponentially, it is now an over $100 Billion market which is readily accessible for nearly 300 million Americans today. Pornography takes many different forms such as pornographic novels, magazines, pictures, and most commonly pornographic movies; additionally there are pornographic cartoons, hot lines, live sex shows (D’Orlando). A majority of people have no objection to porn and most enjoy it, but others find it disgusting and would like nothing more than to get rid of it.
The public is able to buy them at their free will resulting in drugs corrupting schools and America’s youth. The age regulation of drugs would have a positive effect on the drug use of America’s youth, it would be much harder for them to get. Today, it’s a lot more common to witness a drug deal happen in school rather than someone selling alcohol or cigarettes. It is extremely dangerous to drug users because there is no regulation, making a lot of buyers unaware of the potency of the drug or if some other drug is it. This is the main reason for overdose in America, the majority of the people that use drugs are not always sure on what really is in it.
Their tactic is not one of deception but of seduction: they will shower a youth with attention, sympathy, affection and kindness, in order to persuade him or her that they love and understand them (Predators” and their Victims, page 7). This tactic used is usually succeeding since children are accepting invitations and are become rape victims. This is a very sensitive crime on children since it could destroy their future, so parents should take care and control their children’s use of internet. There are several ways to conclude if your child is a target of online predators, if he/she is spending lots of time on the internet, pornography on their computers, and receive phone calls from numbers that their parents don’t know. Parents should deal with it as soon as possible before their child becomes a
Censorship allows the government to cut certain elements that might be age- inappropriate or sensitive. I believe that the practice of asking the age of the viewer on sites like YouTube, Facebook, Yahoo etc, is a commendable step taken by the government as it prevents elicit material from reaching children. Children are very impressionable and sites that promote use of illegal drugs, violence, criminal activity, gambling and sites that show hate speeches can have a very negative effect on children. I can tell by personal experience, how censorship helps. One day I was at my grandmother’s house, my 6 year old cousin
The intense concern about video and computer games is based on the belief that the ultra violent games are inappropriate for all children and harmful to some. It is the player’s responsibility to be aware of the negative effects of video gaming. However, the gaming industry should also take part in some social responsibilities as well. What they develop and sell can affect people positively or negatively. For this reason, both the gamers and the gaming industry should acknowledge the ethical issues regarding video gaming, and both need