By III. HAK - Bezauer Wirtschaftsschulen

The Internet is not a child‘s birthday ...By Patrizia FritzRisk factorThe InternetChildren are brought up, that they don’t cross a streetby a red traffic light, that they don’t touch a hot hotplate– or go with a stranger. Parents want to teachus something, what we call a healthy general knowledge.Long time worked this education system, butnow we have a new problem – the internet.“You’re only allowed to use the PlayStation, when youhave done your homework!”, “Do not talk with yourmouth full...” or “Don’t go with a strange!” Set uprules, setting limits and control our children, for mostparents, this is natural. Parents don’t want anythingbad, they want protect us and help us for the future.Deceivers and paedophiles, which want to harmothers, will always be. The fight against troublemakersis like a battle against flies. They can’t shut out.One can set a new email address or use a differentname. By various “nicknames” it is just as easy to login again.This control works in real life usually well, however incontrast in virtual life parents often fails. Who doesn’tneed the internet every day, can’t develop any knowledge.So they can’t tell their children much about theinternet. Therefore children explore the World WideWeb at their own. In the meantime the parents getmore and more pressure, because the whole worldwants to create a new life at internet.A good example is a schoolyard. At Facebook happensthe same as on a playground since 50 years. Apupil brings a porno magazine of his siblings. Anothercollides with his first wife stories, which are often nottruth. And these children, which don’t want to talk,will be beaten. Therefore all school grounds have guardians,but the internet not.Unfortunately, it has become difficult to keep in theinternet an overview. Often Facebook and SchülerVZdon’t realize, that they are damaging to young people.Often, young girls publish revealing pictures, becausethey don’t know how dangerous it can be. Each operatorof a website is responsible for its seriousness ofhis offer. But this is almost impossible. At one hand,they have to control every post on the other handthey want to let everyone their privacy. Also are suchcontrols very expensive and time-consuming.source: blog.massklusive.comHowever, there is a glimmer of hope. The legal requirementsbecome stricter. And some forum operatorneeded to court. The operators of platforms need tobe more careful. A legal requirement doesn’t prevent,that dangerous issues are common. The internet cannotbe divided into good and evil. It is rather a mirrorof society. And of this society we children have to beprepared. And that should be from our parents. Butthe support of our schools would be beneficial. Whycan’t the wise of using the Internet not taught howroad safety education? Both are dangerous and canbe deadly. Then one thing is for sure we can neverbanish all evil from the Internet. There is always thepossibility that our children became victims of cyberbullying or a paedophile. Therefore it should be considered,whether people have the internet under controlor the internet have us under control.14