{"id":352,"date":"2009-11-12T13:03:27","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T13:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web02.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters2\/archives\/352"},"modified":"2015-05-24T06:49:45","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T06:49:45","slug":"internet-ethics-among-the-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/archives\/352","title":{"rendered":"Internet Ethics among the Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More and more voices from the society are complaining about teenagers&rsquo; internet ethics.&nbsp; Undoubtedly, youngsters&rsquo; morals in cyberspace are far from satisfactory. Many adolescents misbehave themselves on the Net as they do not have to use their real identities.&nbsp; Apart from using foul language, uploading and downloading songs and movies are common among them.&nbsp; Some even intimidate their peers or download pornographic materials.&nbsp; Most teens believe it is fine to do so.&nbsp; In fact, their acts are not proper and may have violated the laws.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;The problem with teens&rsquo; internet ethics stems from insufficient education in the area.&nbsp; Schools only occasionally or even rarely offer talks about morals in the cyber world.&nbsp; Teenagers are always absent-minded and forget the contents of the talks easily.&nbsp; When they leave the school and enter the Net at home, they are tempted to the wrongdoings again, like downloading songs.&nbsp; What&rsquo;s more, parents do not teach their children about the internet ethics.&nbsp; They may be busy at work or simply ignorant of the subject too. How can the teens be aware of the problem?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Curiosity is another factor that drives adolescents to behave poorly in Cyberspace.&nbsp; This leads to teens&rsquo; exposure to pornography or other undesirable websites.&nbsp; Sex matters are still a taboo in Chinese society.&nbsp; Youngsters who wish to know more about them may turn their eyes to the screen. This explains why many young people continue to browse immoral websites.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Despite the worsening situation, there are still ways to improve teenagers&rsquo; internet ethics.&nbsp; Raising the awareness of teenagers about the importance of internet ethics is of top priority.&nbsp; This can be done through offering more education and promotion to young people.&nbsp; Schools should schedule regular lessons on moral matters to students, teaching them the aftermath of breaching of the laws online and importance of Net ethics.&nbsp; The government perhaps needs to publicize the message of proper behaviour online through the mass media more often so as to alert the teens to the problem.&nbsp;&nbsp; Legislation is also an alternative. The laws regarding uploading and downloading activities should be more clearer and tightened.<\/p>\n<p>Parents also play an important role in guiding their children back to the correct path.&nbsp; They should be open-minded towards sex topics so that their children will not look for answers on the Net.&nbsp; They should also tell their children it is very important to abide by the laws in the Cyber World even though there might be no one monitoring them.&nbsp; On the other hand, teenagers should not just rely on others to solve the problem.&nbsp; They must also be co-operative and learn to appreciate the importance of internet ethics themselves.&nbsp; If not, all measures taken would be in vain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;In short, the problem of internet ethics among teenagers is worsening at the moment.&nbsp; However, I believe with the joint efforts of different parties, there will be a turnaround soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more voices from the society are complaining about teenagers&rsquo; internet ethics. Undoubtedly, youngsters&rsquo; morals in cyberspace are far from satisfactory. Many adolescents misbehave themselves on the Net as they do not have to use their real identities. 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