The Internet is Creating a Generation of 'Anti-Social Youth'

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Persuasive Analytical Essay
The internet is creating a generation of ‘anti - social youth.’

Introduction
The use of technological gadgets and internet are increasing rapidly. Addiction of the internet
and no peer interaction are making children anti-social. This paper discusses the moral
consequences of antisocial internet activities and their harsh effects. The topic of argument is
whether using internet is making children anti-social.
Community parks, which used to be crowded with children playing all over, making noises and
doing all sort of stuff that makes them happy and healthy can now be seen filled with silence and
loneliness and witnesses rare visitors. All thanks to the technology and internet effects. A survey
done by a NGO ‘Save the Children’ told in their report that more than 75 % of teachers believe
that internet has severely damaged kid’s ability to socialize (Caplan, 2002) . They spent long
hours locked in their rooms and indulged in their gadgets. It has also been reported that children
who tried to disconnect themselves by switching off their gadget for 24 hour period felt so lonely
and had no idea how to fill up the extra time (Shapira, 2015).
The effects are serious; many of the children feels themselves isolated in their own world, some
turn out to be anti-social and opt to bully other children out of all the frustration instead of
connecting to their guardians (Wang, 2011). The following activities are considered to be a part
of anti-social internet behavior.
 Using network to perform unlawful activities, for example, watching porn material and
selling fake products.
 Indulging in cyber bullying i.e. using internet to bully others, for example, spreading
offensive articulations against someone in particular.
 Using internet to carry out illegal gambling and cheating others.
Internet Pornography
It is broadly noted that web provides imprudent access of porn content in abundance and
teenagers are exploiting themselves with it. Results of a survey conducted in Taiwan show that
around 42.8% of high school students has access porn materials on internet. Accessing sexual
content on web could lead to sexual permissiveness behavior of the teenager. Empirical
evidences from the number of conducted studies have proved that there is a link between
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