Negative+effects+of+Internet+Usage

Eric Murphy- The big idea from this unit is that the Internet is not all fun and it can hurt you in many ways. Bao Nguyen- This unit was about learning how the internet could be a dangerous place if your not careful.

[|Negative use of the internet] [|Subversive materials on the internet] =Internet Study= This study lists the pros and cons of the internet for teens. Travis Shaffer, pros of the Internet are being able to send messages or ask question or even research about a project. The cons are that anyone can see what you have on the Internet and if you have to much information about yourself like and address or phone number then that person might be saying that there someone else but they are really not and then they can get to you. And who knows what might happen then. [|Pro and Cons] =Carnegie Mellon Study Reveals Negative Potential Of Heavy Internet Use On Emotional Well Being= Even though people in the study heavily used electronic mail and other communication services on the Internet, the research found that spending time on the Internet was associated with later declines in talking among family members, reductions in the number of friends and acquaintances they kept up with, and increases in depression and loneliness.Travis Shaffer, I agree with this statement because it is very easy to become addicted to the Internet because you have so much fun using it that you don't want the fun to end. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/09/980901024936.htm

Second, subversive materials posted on the web is also a big problem. It's obvious that subversive materials like porno or the picture of a dead body are not good for you nor for children. It can happen that innocent kids cruising the web to find a toy company's homepage stumble across the place where many horrible pictures are posted. Though Singapore's government now started controlling and policing those obscene material on the web, there is a question to be raised: doesn't the regulation offend the freedom of speech? The same question has also been raised from the United States when the obscene pictures on the web were prosecuted. Then, how should we protect our children from those subversive materials on Internet? Is there any way to measure the degree of the obscene materials? To make matters worse, there is currently no universal law that can supervise those problems. As you know, since Internet is worldwide, all countries must cooperate to restrict something on the web; otherwise, you can do it in the country where the law is not enforced.Travis Shaffer, I do not know why people put things online and then they think that no one else will see it. What people don't realize is that the Internet is worldwide and that people from other countries can see what is happening over the Internet. http://www.tsujiru.net/compass/compass_1997/reg/nomura_r_3.htm


 * Cyber bullying**
 * Travis Shaffer, Cyber bullying is when someone bullies someone with the use of the Internet or even a cell phone. Cyber bullying has been known to make people go crazy and even hurt themselves or even commit suicide.** [|Cyber bullying]

But police nationwide warn that it's not just young people who are searching these immensely popular Web sites. They say potential sexual predators are, too.Travis Shaffer, To avoid the situation of this happening teens need to watch what they put online because they should know that not everyone is nice and there are crazy people in the world. [|myspace and facebook attracts online predators]

Educating the kids about the consequences (losing their ISP or IM accounts) helps. Teaching them to respect others and to take a stand against bullying.Travis Shaffer, This needs to be put to a stop because people don't think about what people say to other people they just say it and don't realize that, that person might be having a bad day. We need to not join in with cyber bullying but stand against it. http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/prevention/index.html
 * stopping cyber bullying**