Growing up Online

Internet today is the most powerful thing in the world. If were technology were to shutdown or get into the wrong hands people get into a panic. Especially now a days with all of our youth becoming more computer and technology literate people are finding ways around things on the Internet. A lot of this is due to social networking such as myspace and facebook. In the documentary "Growing up online" shows how much this technology is effecting out youth. It is creating a whole new culture among our youth. Also with this new technology and our youth becoming more literate it is harder for parents to check what they are doing. With this lack of authority online these kids use it as a way to escape and make their own decisions. What they fail to realize is that they are not safe on these social websites. One of these websites that you cannot restrict your children from seeing is how to commit suicide. That is only one of the many disturbing websites that aren't restricted. The only thing we know for sure is that the Internet will keep on growing and will keep influencing our youth. We need to start letting the parents have restrictions on their children's Internet and computer time. I know the new Windows Vista has come up with new ways to restrict their children's. Hopefully this will be the first stepping stone on children restrictions on the Internet.