If we were to list the factors that characterize this modern world, the use of the Internet would surely come up at or near the top. ... In my opinion, the main problems of exchanging information through the Internet include the possibility of privacy violations and other misuses, and the long-term damaging effects on the quality of human relationships. ... The problems of cyber-bullying can shed light on this point insightfully; the processes of "internet shaming" and "witch-hunting" can take place without solid grounds, and some can end up as helpless victims of these new forms of "terrorism...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate

Theoretically, the growing options of teens to be able to connect with their peers with impressive immediacy, synchronicity, and ease of access would only further their social development, but this online connection is not how adolescents progress socially in such vital years. ... Beginning around junior high, from ages 12-14, teens are less concerned with interpersonal connections and more concerned with group cohesion. ... It is not until the ages of 15-18 that teens will realize the importance of meaningful interpersonal connections with a select few friends rather than peer groups as a who...

• Word Count: 1261
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate