Should we be concerned about young people’s use of the internet?
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I think everyone should be concerned about what happens in the world through the internet. Although, It depends on what is used. If people use website like myspace, they shouldnt put personal information, if something is required that is personal information, lie about it. You dont want to be raped or stalked. Using things like aim or msn messenger, can be safe sometimes. Dont go into chat rooms or try and hookup with random guys. You never know the guy could be some drunkie! Just becareful what you do.
Parents should be careful and check there childrens webpages.
I think that the world should be very concerned with young people’s use of the internet. As everyone may know, Myspace is deffianetly the most dangerous … yet everyone has one.
Not everyone realizes the importance of internet safety. Older petifiles these days are so smart, they can hack into almost every website, not matter how “private” it is. I, myself have a myspace … but my mom checks it to make sure everything is safe and appropriate.
Girls think that if they put innapropriate pictures of themselves on Myspace, they’ll “get all the guys and get Myspace comments”.
We hear everyday about girls getting raped from Myspace, and how everyone wants to shut it down. Personally, I think if you think you are mature enough to have a myspace, then you should have to pay the consiquences if your pictures are innapropriate or you reveal too much information
I think we should be concerned with children using the internet. It can be very dangerous and harm young people. There are websites that anyone can get into and talk to you, such as myspace. Which connects people all over the world but people can get stalked, rapped or even killed. Some teenagers don’t realize the harm that they are putting themselfs into. Men can pretend to be someone they are not and can get away with it. So teenagers need to be very careful and need to know what they are getting themselves into. Its important that you not talk to people that you don’t know. But there are other websites other then myspace to where other people can get to see your picture and about you also like facebook. These are not the only websites there are many. So children and teenagers need to be careful in what they do and who they are talking to.
I think that most poeple are too trustworthy when it comes to talking to strangers on the internet, especially kids/teens. They aren’t careful enough about the information that they are giving out, and they don’t realize how serious this can be. I think that the majority of people on the internet are good people, but it is the few weirdos that we have to watch out for.
I think that there should be some concern on the use of internet by teens. However, i think it is important that teens are safe when they use the internet. I also think that most teens have the sense to know what is right and wrong and when they are putting themselves in dangerous situations. Teens are not always smart therefore internet use may be monitered, but only if there is a valid reason. I think teens deserve privacy and respect but should also act safely when using the internet.
Safey on the internet really depends on the person that is using it. I think that if a teenager knows the important safety tips about the internet that it is fine to use. I recently had a myspace but when my parents found it they completely flipped, even though i was safe about using it and didnt put any information about myself on it.
I usually spend about an hour or so on the internet and i think it is very safe. I know how to use all of the sites correctly and i am not ever worried about people finding me through the internet. I believe there is a better chance of someone finding you through the mail than the internet. Whenever i use the internet i make sure not to put any personal information aout there.
I think the internet is a major concern for young people today. Teenagers are giving out personal information to the web, and are therefore putting themselves in danger. Most teenagers think this is harmless, and that nothing bad will happen to them, but it is possible. Also, chat rooms allow teens to talk to those people that they do not know, and these strangers could potentially harm the person. I think it is very dangerous because teens do not keep their personal information confidential, and are putting themselves at risk unknowingly.
I do not think that the internet is dangerous if you are careful and take certain precautions. However, it is dangerous when teens talk to people that they do not know online and then meet them. It is also dangerous when people give out very personal information on their myspace or webage. People need to be careful who they talk to and what exactly they do online.
The Internet can be dangerous if we allow it to be. I think it is fine for young people to use to catch up with friends or talk to distant friends/family. However, there are those who do abuse it. Some suffer tragic consequences. This is not all their fault though, there are many adults who abuse the Intenet as well. I think there should be more restrctions.
The internet can be a very dangerous place for young people if they are left to do what they please unmonitered. Things such as myspace especially are dangerous where many teens give out personal information that anyone can easily see. It would be very easy for someone to find out where a teen lives and therefor be able to harm them. However some teens are smart enough not to give out this information. Also there is a problem with teens arranging to meet in person (alone) people they have met on myspace or other online sites. This also is very dangerous and can result in bad situations. Teens can also post innapropraite pictures of themselves or other things on these sites that are degrading and bring bad attention to them (mostly female). Therefore internet access should be monitered for the safety of teens everywhere.
I don’t think that young people’s use of the internet should be a major concern. Everyone uses the internet. I think that the media overreactes to online predators and makes people think that they are everywhere, when in reality they are not. Millions of people talk online, but certainly not all of them are online predators. If people use common sense and remember not to give out personal information, then there should be no concerns.
i think people can overreact about the use of the internet by teens. many of us know what we are doing. however, it would be nice for major websites [myspace, aim, etc] to cut out any unnapropriate advertisements- such as porn or the like. websites need advertisements as sponsers but there is no need for nasty ads.
of course parents should be moderating their kids. No 10 year old should have a myspace or personal website that the world can get on because its not right for a 10 year old to be broadcasting about themselves online- which is likely to happen on accident because they dont know better, unlike kids who are more around the age of 13 or up.
Instant messaging i think, is pretty harmless. People wont know your screenname unless you post it somewhere or hand it out, and if someone you dont like gets it, well, just block them. beyond that, it doesnt give any information away. The user totally controls the program and what someone on the other end of a connection reads. Its a good way to stay in touch.
I think that as long as kids use common sense they will be okay on the internet. Kids should know not to post their full name and exact location on the web where anyone can see. As for instant messangers, you can block people that you don’t know, or set it so that only people’s whos screennames you have on your list (people you know in real life, that won’t harm you) can talk to you.
I think the internet is all about using some good old common sense. Obviously if you dont know a person you are talking to on the internet there is the possibility they are a stalker or whatever, but you can definately protect yourself. Obviously not telling the world every detail of your life is a good start. I think you have to remember whatever you put out on Myspace or any other site is NOT private anymore. If you dont want the world knowing all your secrets, don’t go telling the world. Chats like AIM you can decide who you want to talk to, webpages you can decide on your friends. I think the internet can be perfectly safe if you just know what you’re getting yourself into
As I sit here writing, I realize that many things can be happening. My computer could be hacked by a virus. There could be spybots tracing my movements. An important e-mail to the wrong address could give away privat information, or ruin my chances for success.
But that’s part of using the internet. The internet is not free, and by purchasing this sevice, you are accepting all the risks that come with accessing a world wide web that can also be accessed by anyone else in the world.
Before anyone can use the internet, they should be informed about all the risks, and take procautions like buying virus protection, and scanning their computer everyday or so.
If kids understand the risk, and are willing to accept the consquences of using the internet, then there is no problem with kids using the internet.
I belive that children today, for the most part, use the computer (internet) too much. No doubt, computers are a big part of our world now, so there is no way to completely cut them out. Computers are used for homework and projects, but they are also used for communiction. No doubt, using the internet for communication is extreemely easy. With things such as AIM or MSN messanger, tlaking to people is quick and easy, but in my opinion the kids today are overusing their privelage. Most poeple i tlak to say that they go on instant messager for hours upon hours each night. Not only is that unhealthy but it is adding to the obesity in the US. The more poeple are on the computer the less they are going outside and running around. I do not believe that we should cut out computers, but we should definatly set more limits on the amount that children today are using them.
I think that the internet is wonderful, but it can be very dangerous. With things like Myspace and Facebook, etc. predatores can target children very easily. Plus, there are so many horrible sites, it’s not hard to stumble onto one accidentally!
A lot of kids complain about their parents looking over their shoulder when they are online. My parents, instead of looking over my shoulder, which I too would consider an invasion of privacy, installed parental controls. Now I can’t unwittingly visit bad websites, because it blocks me. Also, I only get emails from people I have put on my contact list. I don’t have to worry about getting emails from predators.
Finally, I don’t use websites like MySpace. That’s just asking for trouble.
All in all, the internet is dangerous, but it is a wonderful tool to email friends, visit (good) sites, research quickly and easily… with a little planning, any child can visit the internet safely.
I think that we should be concerned about our use of the internet. We misuse and overuse it. An example of this is Myspace. Sure it’s great to stay in touch with friends, but don’t write your whole life story on something anyone in the world can see. If you look at kids today, we’re always “online” talking to our friends (I’m guilty of this too). If you look at it in reality it takes almost three times as long to do homework than it does when we don’t have the computer on. When you think about it, the internet and computer could be the reason your not passing in your english homework daily. I’m just nervous because we use the internet so much that we’re hurting ourselves in the longrun. You never know who’s out there, and how who you’re talking to can change life.
Yes, the internet is dangerous so we should be somewhat concerned. But parents should be more attentive to what their children do. I understand as a kid you want your privacy, but maybe you could tell your parent who you are talking to just so they know. The parents can put up blocks so their kids can’t go to certain websites or talk to people that they don’t already know. If you think your child is doing things they shouldnt be doing on the internet than they shouldnt be able to use it at all. I guess we just need to gain our parents trust and learn to be responsible. Yes I think we should have concern for kids on the internet, but we should also have trust in the kids too.
I think that we should be concerned about how much young people use the internet, because not all internet sites are protected, and not all sites contain accurate information. Some sites may be dangerous for younger children. Websites like myspace enable you to post private information that anyone can have access to. Although, most internet material is highly useful for schoolwork and communication. The internet can be a great tool of knowlege for young people if they use it correctly.
To make sure that I always end up on a website that is reliable and safe, I always search for the topic on a search engine like google, and read the description of each site before selecting the best and most informative site.
On average, I probably spend about one hour a night using the internet,sometimes more, sometimes less. I use the internet mostly for schoolwork, but sometimes I use it for communication with friends and family, and for fun.
The internet can be a great resource for young people, but if used incorrectly, it could prove to be a dangerous place.
I partially agree with people who are concerned because of the dangerous things that can be found on internets today. But, I do not think it would be harmful using things such as AIM or e-mail. You can not meet strangers on AIM or e-mail unless you post it for everyone to see or if someone gives your SN or e-mail address to someone. Chat rooms are, to me, are extremely dangerous. Meeting stramgers from all over the world can seem a little scary. Parents today have a right to worry about what their children are doing on the internet. Also, things like search engines can seem dangerous at times. Whether or not you are searching something simple and easy, you might be exposed to explicit content in the writing and even the pictures. For the younger generation and our generation, we should defenitely watch what we do, be aware of what we are doing, and make sure we have a good source of judgement.
Tiff :
I believe that the use of the internet can be dangerous if young children put out personal information on chat groups, such as MySpace. There are some people in the world that could be harmful to you. You should alway be careful about what you say or put on. When you feel uncomfortible about someone you are talking to, you should imediatilly tell an adult.
i think that the internet is not the best thing that some people should visit. First of all, there is the myspace issue and that leads preditors to stupid kids with no common sence. There is also the google website, kids, adults(which is discusting) can go and type anything they want to and something, i hate to say might not be the best thing to see, especially if you hadnt wanted to see it. Also, pop-ups are sooo anoying! some are just stupid and others are nasty. that is why i think that in some cases, the internet is not the best.
I think that internet safety is a big concern with young people these days. There are always risks invovoled with something as public as that. Usually I only use the internet when I need to for school but I also use it for IMing with my friends. There are ways to protect kids against abuse on the internet such as parental controls and virus blockers but it is still a problem.
I dont think the internet is a dangerous thing. it can be, but the internet wasn’t created for harm. I dont think we should be concerned about young people usug the internet becasue with all the “safety talk” they get from parrents, schools, and town officials, young people should know the consiquences of their wrong actions online. Also, young people have learned “internet safety” all over the place; therefore, they should also be able to recognise a preditor or someone who is harrassing them online.
I use the internet every day for about a total of two to two and a half hours at the most. I use it for research for school, check my Email, and talk to my friends.
To ensure my safety, I never talk to people I dont know, and I dont open Emails that I am not familiar with. If I have a question or am concerned about something, I always, ALWAYS has for help from an adult. That is the best way to keep safe.
I think some parents should be concerned about their child using the internet. If your child is suddenly meeting people that you don’t know, you should be very concerned. But if your kid is just using aim and talking to people on his/her buddie list that is fine. You should still be asking your child who they are talking to if you do not recognize the screen name. Some parents need to have a little trust in their kids. Some on the other hand should be careful about who your child is talking to and for how long.
I think the youth of the U.S., including myself, spends way too much time on myspace and aim and other online activities. You should be concerned. Once you get on myspace its hard to get off. It’s like a drug and its very addictive and you want to keep talking to your friends. I know this from experience. I am one of those people.
Because of this, kids don’t have much time to do homework and they do it in the car on the way to school or in the morning durin homeroom and in btwn, classes.
i fink dat people shud b careful of wot dey luk at on da net. fink of all da weirdos dat can contact u by loggin on 2 ur puter sistem! dare was dis gal a wile ago, dat went on her myspace nd dis person strtd talkin 2 her. he sed he was 16, a year older dan her. after a wile, he sed dey shud meet up. he turned out 2 b a perverted old man! yung people shud b careful who dey talk 2, sum girls av died cos of it!! fink bout how dare fam. feel after!!!
When using the internet it is important for people to watch their actions carefully. If you use your common sence then you should not worry about being harrassed or stalked or anything like that. You need to be smart about how you handle yourself and if you are not then you should not be on the internet.
I believe that young people using the internet is a concern, but that is because they are using it improperly or trusting people too much. On websites such as myspace, kids are meeting up with people they don’t know leading to problems with kids being kidnaped and the like. But the internet is good as long as people are using it for the correct purposes and aren’t spending their life on it.
I think internet is a very good way for students to stay in touch with eachother. It is good to do homework and a fun too to finish work.
I think that teenagers should be allowed to use the internet freely, but they should also be made aware of the consequences of capricious internet usage. People can find anything they want online regarding personal information, therefore users ought to be extremely cautious with the information they put out onto the internet. Teens should not be prohibited from using the internet in any way, but they should also be aware (and have to deal with) the consequences of being careless online.
No concern necessary, just keep living the dream.
Though I think that the Internet should be more secure, I believe it is the responsibility of the parents, not internet providers, to ensure their children’s safety. There are plenty of tools available that allow parents to monitor what their children are doing online. Children are the responsibility of the parent, and larger internet providers should not have to be concerned with what other people’s children are doing online.
Young People are going to use the internet no matter what, whether parents or other adults want them to or not. It is part of our generation; the computer is a source of communication and helps to find important information. I do feel we need to make young people more aware of what not to post on the internet, and how to be safer but we should being more concerned with it is not going to do anything. No matter how concerned someone will be, is not going to change the fact of the matter that the internet is part of young people’s lives.
I dont think most people have to worry about kids safety on the internet because now a days there is a lot more securities availible. And honestly, only kids who have been raised in a rough envirement would do something stupid online. Most kids know what they aren’t allowed to do, and will not do those things. Only the irrisponcible ones will break this honor system, and most kids are trustworthy enough. Computers have a large enough variety of fire walls, parental blocks, and stong security systems available. As the days pass, I beleive the internet is becoming a little bit safer.
Yes, I think we should be more concerned about teens use of the internet. Anyone can use the internet nowadays, you can basically find a computer anywhere. I think young people should be very aware of the risks that talking to someone over the internet, or posting things about yourself so that anyone can see them, can do to someone. It’s not that parents or teachers should look over the kid’s shoulder’s every five seconds to see what they’re doing, or if they’re being safe, but just to talk with them more frequently about the dangers of the internet.
i think that it is important for there to be privacy on the internet..because there are some creepy people out there. But it think people need to calm down bout it too..Everytime the news is on theres somethign about myspace. I think that we should be told how to be safe on it and other internet sites and that our parents need to lear to have trust in us that we will make the right decisions. Im on the internet alot. it is my way of comunication, and reearch. I make sure im safe on the internet by not giving out to much peronal information liek ym school, where i live and my age. also on ymspace they give you options for having your page private so it increaes the chance that no one unwanted will see it
i think that internet safety is taken a bit further than it should be. yes, we know that there are meny preditors out there on the internet espicially but news and tv is making parents scared about it so much and and are really hard on kids for it which then makes the kids parinoyed or extreamly stressed or worried. i think they should warn us yes but dont take it to the extreme of taking the internet off the computer and/or only being able to use the computer when ur dad or mom is home. i think we should be able to use the computer when we want to talk to friends/family and check our mail and homework and such. and about myspace, i think we should be smarter about internet and still be able to keep them…i think myspace is nice..i dont ad anyone i dont no unless my cousins knows them or say that theyre ok or whatever but otherwise i dont and i dont give out my adress and i think kids now a days should be a little more carful and parents and adults on news and such should tell us to a certain point..not to scare us so much we dont ever want to meet or talk to anyone..=)
I think that the internet is a very important resource for our society. The computer gives us news, information, and communication. Yes, the internet can be dangerous, but it can also be safe as well. Things like myspace, and AIM can be dangerous, but that is only because the person who is in danger chose to put himself, or herself into that situation. By giving out your personal information you are opening a door for kidnappers, rapest, and stalkers to walk through. By choosing to be dangerous, you put yourself in danger. I think it is very unfare to blame the internet and computers for certain people’s stupidity. I think that it would be nice if computer technology scientists could provide more safety features for our home and office computers, but until the time where we have unlimited safety on the internet, we must think before we put personal information out on the internet; that way we save ourselves.
I believe that people should be worried about young children going on the internet because they feel like they can do what they want on there but they still need some guidance to follow in the near future.
Young people are frequently abusing websites such as myspace.com to talk to strangers who are dangerous. This is a major problem and people should stop and think before they talk to strange people online, so we should be very concerned about young people’s use of the internet.
I strongly believe that internet saftey needs to be looked at with stronger precautions. Yes, the majority of adolescents are smart and know how to be safe when it comes to the internet. But then there are those other adolscents that are careless and do not even realize the dangers the internet involves. They just give out random information and do not think about the consequences. I think classes worldwide should be taught about internet safety, and hopefully it will teach everyone to be more cautious when using the internet and help pose of less dangerous threat.
I think that everyone should be concerned with the advantages and disadvantages with the use of internet. There are milliions of advantages because of internet. There is automatic and quick access to books and articles to help enhance an understanding of some concepts needed by school and other activities. It also helps us communicate with friends through chat rooms if there is help needed because of school work. However, public chat rooms can be a risk. This is because people are exposed to people that could lie and tell them information that they think is true. If you do not know a person, then it is recommended that you do not talk to them and give them important information. These things can lead to major risks and dangers.
We should be concerned with the use of internet among young people. Some pages that people visit can give out vital information without the person knowing it. These pages can lead other people to them and bring harm to them. Before people go to the site they should see if it is safe. Parents should be concerned with what info their children are giving out and should know what sites they are going onto. A young person should know what is okay to say on the internet and help to protect themselves by not giving out info of themselves.
I do think that poeple show be concered with the use of the internet by teenagers because even though you are trying to be safe online there are still o any other teenagers who do not care about the way they act online. Also, even if you think that you are being really safe, people can still find a way to get your personal information and they can still get ahold of you.
I think that we only really need to be concerned about internet usage if it is unsafe. If you’re responsible and don’t give out personal info you should be fine, but if you don’t make the right decisions then it’s time to become concerned. The real problem is that the Internet is really still a lawless frontier, so caution is still the best protection.
I think people should be concerned with kids and their use of the internet. Everyday, you hear on the news that someone has gone missing after meeting a stranger online. There are also predators and even though police have been cracking down on them, they are still out there. Kids say that they want privacy online when chatting with friends and that parents shouldn’t be bothering them but HELLO, nothing on the internet is private anymore
I think that parents should monitor the activities that their children do on the computer. With the technology today many young people can get into trouble on the internet. Parents should explain the dangers of talking online to people that you don’t know and they should make sure that their children are only visiting appropriate sites.
I think that the internet can be dangerous but isnt made for it, so people shouldnt think that if a teenager is online they are going to get into danger. But with all the new things out there IE: myspace, etc and people use things like that in a bad way, like predators who use it to get to younger kids, but for example, myspace, was made for anyone to keep in touch with their friends and family members, but if people abuse the privledges, why should other people be blame/punished for their wrong doings, but it happens. So, for things like that, people should make their myspaces private, only add friends or family members, and dont post or share any information over the computer. Then if everyone does things like that to protect themselves online, then we wouldnt need to worry about teens online today.
-Kaitlyn