Letter Published in Gulf News UAE on 27Sep 17,Online activities to be monitored
On one hand I applaud the information technology revolution for the development of people’s knowledge and skills, but on the other hand, the introduction of internet games that kill innocent teenagers and children, is very sad (“Dubai doubles down on smart technology”, Gulf News, September 25). The recent Blue Whale challenge was introduced by a 21-year-old that caused casualties around the globe. His intention was to make people to suffer. Games of this kind should not be introduced on social media platforms as a lot of school children get involved in them. Each country should monitor games that can influence children in a negative manner and should be banned. In my country, a lot of innocent school and college children were trapped by the Blue Whale game and those suffering from depression died. Today, most teenagers are influenced by WhatsApp and other chatting portals. All one has to do is choose very carefully. Unfortunately, teenagers are not mature enough to decide what is good or bad for them. Parents will have more expectations from their children in the future and these game will shattered their ambitions. Parents should monitor their children’s online activities more closely and should act diplomatically without hurting them. Teenagers are very sensitive. They should be tackled with care and parents should behave with them carefully. I appeal to India to ban the Blue Whale game, which has caused many deaths.
From Mr K.Ragavan
India
On one hand I applaud the information technology revolution for the development of people’s knowledge and skills, but on the other hand, the introduction of internet games that kill innocent teenagers and children, is very sad (“Dubai doubles down on smart technology”, Gulf News, September 25). The recent Blue Whale challenge was introduced by a 21-year-old that caused casualties around the globe. His intention was to make people to suffer. Games of this kind should not be introduced on social media platforms as a lot of school children get involved in them. Each country should monitor games that can influence children in a negative manner and should be banned. In my country, a lot of innocent school and college children were trapped by the Blue Whale game and those suffering from depression died. Today, most teenagers are influenced by WhatsApp and other chatting portals. All one has to do is choose very carefully. Unfortunately, teenagers are not mature enough to decide what is good or bad for them. Parents will have more expectations from their children in the future and these game will shattered their ambitions. Parents should monitor their children’s online activities more closely and should act diplomatically without hurting them. Teenagers are very sensitive. They should be tackled with care and parents should behave with them carefully. I appeal to India to ban the Blue Whale game, which has caused many deaths.
From Mr K.Ragavan
India
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