Is it okay for kids to have YouTube channels? This question is troubling many parents with children today. With the recent rise of social media among children in recent years, new problems and questions have arisen over whether it is okay for kids to have YouTube channels and actively post to them for the world to see. Children should not be allowed to have YouTube channels for several reasons regarding safety, bullying, and better alternatives to YouTube. It is not okay for kids to have YouTube channels as it is unsafe, kids may be bullied, and stardom can have detrimental effects to their well-being. It is unsafe for kids to have YouTube channels for several reasons. The biggest threat to children online is child predators. Child predators …show more content…
52% of kids report being bulled online (“Cyber Bullying Statistics”). Bullying can be detrimental to a child’s self-esteem. Bullying among kids causes depression, health complaints, and academic failure (Effects of Bullying). A kid may upload a video that their peers may make fun of them for the video. If someone uploads an embarrassing video, it is likely they will be ridiculed not only in person, but in the comments section of their video too. YouTube comments are filled with hate and negativity, and kids should not be exposed to them. Kids are especially vulnerable to cyberbullying, and they could have their confidence …show more content…
Although it is unlikely, some kids with YouTube channels may become internet celebrities. The idea of being a celebrity may seem fun, but to the contrary, it is a lot of hard work and can easily have detrimental effects to a kid’s well-being. Kids should not have to suffer the consequences of being in the public eye, especially because they are at a crucial stage in their development. Children are children, and they need to stay children in order to grow and learn. Child stars like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber are only two examples of kids who were damaged by the public spotlight. According to an article from psychologytoday.com, Corey Feldman, a popular child star from the 1980s, said, “My only advice, honestly, is to get these kids out of Hollywood and let them lead normal lives.” It is only right that kids live a normal life and do not have to worry about the nuisances of
The definition of bullying uses broad statements to define the actual meaning. Because of this, people may view the definition differently than others. Bullying can range from physical violence to verbal abuse to even cyberbullying. Most people do not realize how common cyberbullying actually is. Over half of teens and adolescents have been bullied online and almost the same number have engaged in the bullying (“Cyber Bullying Statistics”). Cyberbullying is becoming more and more prominent throughout this time period because of the technology continuing to expand around the world. Each year this statistic increasingly grows due to the technology
It’s not acceptable for young viewers to be exposed to such inappropriate material. These shows and movies are teaching future generations poor morals. Morals are concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character. People with low moral self esteem later on in life experience a hard time connecting with their peers. I think parents need to monitor what their children are watching whether that be on TV, Youtube, etc. Will you be the parent to let your children watch this type of
Larry from safekids.com also imagines that todays tech is the issue, “ These days technology makes it possible for youth to reach through both space and time to harass or bully classmates regardless of location”(Magid). With cell phones, even the impossible is almost possible. Kids will continuously pick on someone else at school, at home, at work, anywhere because they are able to, do to our modern tech. Posting it online will only cause more torment and harassment of the children who have already been bullied and beat up. Larry also says “ It's now possible for kids to use the internet , their cell phones, social networking sites, and even game consoles to harm impersonate and embarrass others” (Magid). Though we enjoy using our technology we have today we may not have as much freedom as we do now in the future if we keep being irresponsible. Any Type of bullying or harassment is not a joke, it leads to many different finishes and most of them people will not like to
The problem is that cyberbullying is an act that must be stopped, but putting limits on students' online speech is unnecessary. If you are not familiar with the word cyberbullying, it is a is when an individual is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another individual using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies. But yet again I bring the point that schools should not limit the amount of students online speech. Schools must protect students’ First Amendment rights, but also maintain the learning environment and safety at school. Three main reasons why schools should not limit students online speech are there is not a large percentage affected, it does not cause a significant disruption, and it is a violation of constitutional rights.
There is no doubt that technology has changed our society. Now things are faster, easier, and more efficient than ever before. With all these changes, bullying has been impacted in a positive and negative way. Although technology has given victims of bullying an outlet to complete education without going to school, technology has made it easier for bullying to happen on anonymous apps and social media sites.
Celebrities like acting and singing for the public, but it does not mean fame is really their thing. Celebrities sometimes just like acting because it is what they like and want privacy. During an interview with Today, an American talk show, the popular actor Johnny Depp was interviewed and according to Liat Kornowski, Deputy Director of Growth and Analytics, The Huffington Post, he mention that being famous is like being a fugitive when he stated, “...and then you start to realize that for the past 10 or 15 years you've been going into restaurants through the back door, scurrying along greasy floors, trying to get to some private room. It's not unlike living like a fugitive." Johnny Depp likes his career, but might not appreciate that he needs to hide from paparazzi and can not take his children to take a walk to the park or the streets because of cameras following him almost every public place he goes. Many celebrities have the same opinion as Johnny Depp when people do not give celebrities the privacy to enjoy a day out with their children and family for one day with no one bothering them. When people say that celebrities are rude it can be because the celebrities do not want attention drawn to their child. Celebrities can have all the fancy clothes and pay hundreds of dollars on it but should
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This world has become immersed in online media from socializing on networking sites to seeking information on search engines. People of all ages have become reliant on online media, but the most engaged users are the younger, more easily impacted generations. Although there are many positive uses for online media, there are many negative uses as well. Unfortunately, it is all too easy for these negative effects to impede upon the perceptions of adolescents. Some countries have been trying to reduce this effect by expelling the inappropriate content of online media ("Influence on Children Media...”). However, in the United States, children are thrown in the waves, expected to stay afloat in this massive sea, but many are being dragged under the surface by the nefarious temptations media creates. Content that is not appropriate for the young, growing minds of children are easily accessible; a myriad of devices may be used to access this material, all at the click of a button. Without adult content filters on online media, adolescents of various ages are exposed to dangerous conceptions. A world of pornography, violence, and public humiliation lay in the user’s fingertips.
But lets focus on a more specific facet of sensationalism. Where do the children of celebrities stand in this issue...
One very prominent example today is how kids and teenagers are posting videos of themselves eating Tide Pods. Although most adults realize that this is dangerous and risky, children don’t know any better and they may think that it is funny or cool. Many small children are allowed on YouTube and other internet sites, and they are able to see everything that is posted by every adult and child. This could lead to the child learning many inappropriate or dangerous things, such as eating strange objects and playing with household items. Another big craze right now is making slime, and if a child decided to make slime without their parents’ permission, they could spill the ingredients or stain furniture with the slime. As well as seeing dangerous videos on YouTube, children could also see inappropriate things. There are thousands of videos that are intended to make the viewer laugh, but they almost all contain vulgar language. If a child were to watch these videos, they could easily pick up these foul words and use them in everyday language. In addition, there was a scandal going around a few months ago where hundreds of videos were being posted under a title consisting of random letters and numbers, and these videos all contained footage of small children changing clothes, dancing seductively, or making faces into the camera. Once
When Brittany Murphy died, when Lindsay Lohan was jailed, when Britney Spears shaved off her hair, the question was asked – what have we done to these kids? We all love rags to riches stories, but it seems that the people are almost as fond of riches to rags – or let’s say, stardom to failure. What happens when a successful young performer becomes a has-been star? The high-profile troubles of celebs like Michael Jackson and Gary Coleman reinforces the truth that nearly every kid who has worked in the entertainment industry has struggled as an adult. Although some may argue that several child stars have gone on to have stable and successful careers as adults, our contention here is that a lot of celebrities who were exposed to the limelight at a young age become scarred for life by their early success and fame and tend to compensate for the childhood they were deprived of during their later years in life.
underneath other kids post. This type of bullying can affect negatively in a kids life because anyone has access to the internet and anyone can pretend to be someone else and hurt other people.
Mickie Wong-Lo and Lyndal M. Bullock, in their encouraging attempt to intervene in incidents of cyberbullying, have recommended many ways to deal with it. In their article entitled “Digital Aggression: Cyberworld Meets School Bullies”, they asserted that children do not acquaint their parents with their activities on the Internet and as a result parents do not know how to address similar situations (67). According to Kowalski, parents ought to follow “reporting techniques, which includes knowing when to ignore, block, or react, being mindful of the language being used and respond appropriately;” (qtd. in Wong-Lo and Bullock 68). In other words, the authors rightly emphasize that systematic supervision and knowledge can be valuable measures because parents will monitor children’s use of Internet and will be able to provide appropriate guidelines just in case a danger arises (Wong-Lo and Bullock 68). Moreover, as Keith and Martin argue, “[…] incorporating popular youth technology would be to teach youth how to use a social networking site to promote themselves in a positive manner that would appeal ...
Adults are easily accessible to the goods and bads on social media, compared to children that are less capable to realize what is convenient for them. As a result, children have become victims of cyberbullying via social media. One of the major problem of cyberbullying had to do with the fact that “[t]he Internet provides more than ample opportunities for children to bully one another anonymously. Kids can embark on impressive and terrifying bullying campaigns, drawing in dozens of other completely anonymous children. Even a child who never does anything risky online is at risk of being bullied”, (Woda,2015, p.32). Children are expose to more cyberbullying in social media than in their normal everyday lives. According to Woda Tim, (2015) “a 2013 Pew Research Center study, indicates that 20.8 percent of kids ages eight to ten report that they have been cyberbullied at least once in their life, while 88 percent of social media-using teens say they have witnessed someone being mean or cruel on a social media site”, (32). Parents should focus more when their kids are using phones or computers in the house and it should use in public areas of the house, where parents can be aware of what their kids are doing in social media. They must use a “Parental intelligence” with their children and know that kids are the more vulnerable to be involved in cyberbullying. It is painful to see how everyday in the news kids are committing
Nowadays, children and adolescents spent a considerable part of their time on the internet. Media has turned out to be a very useful tool in many fields such as education, arts, science, sports, and culture. Over the recent decades, there has been a surge in the use of media by the younger generations and concern has been raised about the effect of media on children because of research reports of long term negative effects. Media use is a double edged weapon with both advantages and disadvantages. Since Internet is the easiest way now for children to use so as to watch and observe anything they want such as movies, games, news and pictures, also this useful tool is used by children for harming themselves