What Is Wrong with the Positive Internet? The Debate
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Co jest złego w pozytywnym internecie? O debacie wokół praktyk medialnych młodych osób
What Is Wrong with the Positive Internet? The Debate on Media Practices of Young People

Author(s): Karol Jachymek
Subject(s): Family and social welfare, Social Informatics, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: internet; digital culture; digital media; technological panic; positive internet; positive impact of the internet;

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses the ongoing debate in Poland (and globally) regarding young people’s media practices. The author notes that the vast majority of publications on this issue focus primarily on the risks, overlooking the positive aspects of children’s and adolescents’ use of digital media. However, an excessive emphasis on the nega- tive aspects of this phenomenon can lead to significant distortions and, conse- quently, contribute to an inaccurate portrayal of contemporary digital culture.Therefore, when discussing young people’s media practices, a much more balanced approach is needed today – one that takes into account the full heterogeneity and complexity of their daily online behaviours.

  • Issue Year: 6/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 10-24
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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