Teens Internet users having the wrong set of values.

Source: The Sunday Times
Article: Armed, online and dangerous.

Teens Internet users now uses the ratings of how many visited their web page as a marker for their popularity. However, they accolades for cruelty as the more malignant the post, the higher the number of viewers there are.

There are already cases of teens Internet users that posted violent videos or insensitive remarks. For example, earlier in March, an eight-minute video clip of a teen bashing up another boy was posted to YouTube. The viewing rates are high and there are even more cases of such violent videos proceeding this. It is to note that teens nowadays have more choices of sharing their views. Thus, what they discuss or posted on net need not to be accountable to anyone beside themselves. The results? Insensitive or morally wrong comments are posted. Hence, there is a need for parental guidance in the usage of the Internet to prevent the teens Internet users from posting more malignant remarks and violent videos.
Online anonymity further worsen the situation of the use Internet by the teens Internet users as they may escape being caught by anyone for making malignant comments. Physical abuse like those shown in videos on YouTube is just one of the way that teens Internet users revenge on their mates. Besides physical abuse, the teen users could easily bully one by commenting negative remarks and post it on their blogs. A Sunday Times surveyed 32 youngsters aged 13 to 18 on their cyber habits. It is found that nine out of the 32 surveyed felt that it was okay to make such negative comments on someone online. Thus, steps should be taken to correct the mindset of the teens Internet users that shares the same thought. Ultimately, the future of the country relies on the teens today and they should share values that are morally right.