In the last decade global access to the internet has increased, causing the growth of internet crime. Some of the crimes are minor, but others, such as sexual harassment and the spreading of fake news, are problems that have to be addressed.
Parents are always worried when their children start to surf the internet on their own and they have the reason to. One of the most common crimes on the internet is sexual harassment; a crime that has risen a lot in recent years thanks to the birth of social networks. Usually, teenagers are the ones that are affected the most by this phenomenon and it is not always easy for a young girl or a young boy to understand what is happening and to talk about that with their parents or with the authorities.
Another big problem with the internet and in particular with social networks, is the spread of fake news, invented with the aim of influencing public opinion. Certain people in order to make their personal interest make up news and exploit the fact that thanks to social networks, they will become viral in few hours. (< --Reword to: " Some people exploit social networks and news sites by providing fake news that quickly goes viral. " ) People on the internet are usually not aware of this possibility and do not check the source of the news to verify the authenticity.
Social network administrators have to be aware of these problems and prevent them in a shared effort with the police. More control is needed and it is necessary to make people aware of these crimes in order to recognise them. It is also important to enhance the possibility of police intervention by increasing punishments as a deterrent.
In conclusion, the rising popularity of internet crimes has to be faced more severely and the social networks themselves have an important role to play in this.
In the last decade global access to the internet has increased, causing the growth of internet
crime
.
Some of the
crimes
are minor,
but
others, such as sexual harassment and the spreading of fake
news
, are problems that
have to
be addressed
.
Parents are always worried when their children
start
to surf the internet on their
own and
they have the reason to. One of the most common
crimes
on the internet is sexual harassment; a
crime
that has risen a lot in recent years thanks to the birth of
social
networks
.
Usually
,
teenagers
are the ones that are
affected
the most by this phenomenon and it is not always easy for a young girl or a young boy to understand what is happening and to talk about that with their parents or with the authorities.
Another
big
problem with the internet and
in particular
with
social
networks
, is the spread of fake
news
, invented with the aim of influencing public opinion. Certain
people
in order to
make
their personal interest
make
up
news
and exploit the fact that thanks to
social
networks
, they will become viral in few hours. (
<
; --Reword to:
"
;
Some
people
exploit
social
networks
and
news
sites by providing fake
news
that
quickly
goes viral.
"
;
)
People
on the internet are
usually
not aware of this possibility and do not
check
the source of the
news
to verify the authenticity.
Social
network
administrators
have to
be aware of these problems and
prevent
them in a shared effort with the police. More control
is needed
and it is necessary to
make
people
aware of these
crimes
in order to
recognise
them. It is
also
important
to enhance the possibility of police intervention by increasing punishments as a deterrent.
In conclusion
, the rising popularity of internet
crimes
has to
be faced
more
severely
and the
social
networks
themselves have an
important
role to play in this.
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