Arguments
against my position: The internet has
little to no regulations in place that provide protection for
underage and
adolescent individuals.
Arguments #1: Young
people don’t need protection from the internet, as it benefits
them in many
ways.
“Online
social networking can facilitate identity exploration, provide
social cognitive
skills such as perspective taking, and fulfill the need for
social support,
intimacy, and autonomy. Whether constructing their profiles in Myspace,
creating a video and posting it on YouTube, or talking in chat
rooms, teens are
constantly creating, recreating, and honing their identities—a
primary goal of
adolescent development (Greenfield, Gross, Subrahmanyam,
Suzuki, & Tynes,
2006)” (P.597 Tynes,).
“Livingstone
(2008) invited children to compare communication online and
offline, finding
that, for 50% of 11-16 year old internet users across Europe, it
is a bit or
even much easier to be themselves on the internet than
face-to-face; further,
45% say they talk about different things on the internet than
when speaking to
people face-to-face, and 32% say that on the internet they talk
about private
things which they do not share with people face-to-face" (P.179 Zilka,).
Arguments
#2: The internet is a vast network of connections, which
cannot censor
everything
“Davison
and colleagues (2012) suggest ways in which various aspects of
online content
could be used in the future to provide job-relevant information
on applicants
once reliable measuring techniques have been developed. Blog
posts and status
updates could help HR managers assess the language proficiency
of applicants,
because such postings reveal the candidate’s writing style in a
more informal
context. The creativity of applicants could be assessed
according to the
narrative and content available on their personal Web pages.
Their networks of
friends could be used to evaluate their personalities and social
environments,
while pictures and discussions with other users have the
potential to reveal
whether applicants possess the appropriate interpersonal skills”(P182
Ouytsel, Joris, et
al.).
“Monitoring potential or
actual youth exposure is increasingly challenging as the web
evolves” (P.93 Jernigan
& Rushman).
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