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Digital content is messing with teenagers’ morality
Myanmar youths browsing their Facebook page at an internet shop in Yangon on December 18, 2018.
Photo credit: Sai Aung Main | AFP
What you need to know:
- That same bold idea does apply in the content we disseminate in our society; through music, films, funny videos and online memes.
- The digital space is far from being safe in many aspects, but we would be at a far much better place if we were conscious of the content we disseminate.
In recent weeks, the media has exposed the shocking reality that sits with young people in our country today — teenagers are engaging in sexual activities and using alcohol and drugs with reckless abandon.
Young people have been deluded to believe that easy money, sex, alcohol and drugs will greatly increase their social value; and while many adults may be quick to upbraid them for choosing such a perilous path, it could be the only way they know.
