PERSPECTIVES OF CHILD PROTECTION FROM THE INTERNET MISUSE

Abstract

The greatest number of human innovation products simultaneously with their exceptionally positive and useful functions have their bad and dangerous functions, which are often overshadowed by the positive aspects of the given innovation. The Internet is a system that has enormous influence on the life as we know it today, but aside from the all of its benefits, the Internet, by its nature, allows realization of harmful and ill intents. And as the Internet is being massively used by children, the problem becomes more serious and more dangerous. In this paper the authors first identify various forms of dangerous or criminal behavior on the Internet whose targets are children, and then the available methods of child protection from the Internet misuse. In the end, the authors conclude that in its nature the problem is such that the way to completely eliminate potential misuse of the Internet and damage it makes cannot be found, but that the problem can be mitigated and controlled in a certain measure.