Internet And Media Controversy

This paper examines some of the public controversy and research studies documenting the effects of children’s Internet and media use and the possible impact to the future of childhood. Over the past decade, the internet and media have increasingly extended its influence throughout children’s lives so that children’s entertainment can no longer be separated from their education, their employment prospects, their participation in public activities, or their participation at home (Livingstone, 2002). Many research studies has shown that the age of children using the internet has gotten younger and younger, and the time spent on the screen has been increasing over the last five to six years (Holloway,D., Green, L. and Livingstone, S., 2013). There

She said, “advice to anyone out there that wants to do it, don’t. It ruins your life ‘cause if you’re like physically like kind of raped or hit or something, fair enough that’s physical, but it’s not as mentally, because you’re thinking I let them do that to me”. Victims of grooming could have psychological impact and may cause additional psychological damage over the sexual abuse or near-abuse experiences themselves. This can also resulted in future mistrust issues and damaged self-esteem relating ability and

He emphasised that there was no longer childhood at all. This makes it possible that technology so defines this generation of children and young people that not using it means running the risk of being left out (McMillan and Morrison, 2006). The media and Internet would continue to stay, and will continue to impact and contribute to shape the experience and the future of childhood. Finally, the future ‘Network Generation’ would be smarter, quicker and more tolerant of diverse changes than their