The enormous growth in the use of the internet over the last decade has led to radical changes to the way that people consume and share information. Although serious problems have arisen as a result of this, there are solutions.
One of the first problems of the internet is the ease with which children can access potentially dangerous sites. For example, pornography sites are easily accessible to them because they can register with a site and claim to be an adult. There is no doubt that this affects their thoughts and development, which is a negative impact for the children and for society. Another major problem is the growth of online fraud and hacking. These days, there are constant news stories about government and company websites that have been hacked, resulting in sensitive information falling into the hands of criminals.
It is important that action is taken to combat these problems. Governments should ensure that adequate legislation and controls are in place that will prevent young people from accessing dangerous sites, such as requiring more than simply confirming that you are an adult to view a site. Parents also have a part to play. They need to closely monitor the activities of their children and restrict their access to certain sites, which can now be done through various computer programs. Companies must also improve their onsite IT security systems to make fraud and hacking much more difficult by undertaking thorough reviews of their current systems for weaknesses.
To conclude, the internet is an amazing technological innovation that has transformed people’s lives, but not without negative impacts. However, with the right action by individuals, governments and businesses, it can be made a safe place for everyone. 
The enormous growth in the  
use
 of the internet over the last decade has led to radical  
changes
 to the way that  
people
 consume and share information. Although serious  
problems
 have arisen  
as a result
 of this, there are solutions.
One of the  
first
  problems
 of the internet is the  
ease
 with which children can access  
potentially
  dangerous
  sites
.  
For example
, pornography  
sites
 are  
easily
 accessible to them  
because
 they can register with a  
site
 and claim to be an adult. There is no doubt that this affects their thoughts and development, which is a  
negative
 impact for the children and for society. Another major  
problem
 is the growth of online fraud and hacking. These days, there are constant news stories about  
government
 and  
company
 websites that have  
been hacked
, resulting in sensitive information falling into the hands of criminals.
It is  
important
 that action  
is taken
 to combat these  
problems
.  
Governments
 should ensure that adequate legislation and controls are in place that will  
prevent
 young  
people
 from accessing  
dangerous
  sites
, such as requiring more than  
simply
 confirming that you are an adult to view a  
site
. Parents  
also
 have a part to play. They need to  
closely
 monitor the activities of their children and restrict their access to certain  
sites
, which can  
now
  be done
 through various computer programs.  
Companies
  must
  also
  improve
 their onsite IT security systems to  
make
 fraud and hacking much more difficult by undertaking thorough reviews of their  
current
 systems for weaknesses. 
To conclude
, the internet is an amazing technological innovation that has transformed  
people
’s  
lives
,  
but
 not without  
negative
 impacts.  
However
, with the right action by individuals,  
governments
 and businesses, it can  
be made
 a safe place for everyone.