The internet is undoubtedly a wondrous tool; offering boundless positive opportunities and helping us learn, communicate and share globally, captivating us all; none more so than the first generation of “cyber-fluent” young people, over a quarter of whom spend between four and six hours online every day.
These young people are, for the first time, able to project every fleeting thought and feeling instantly into a mass audience.
But we have to ask the question: are young people sharing too much online? Risking exposing themselves to cyber-bullying and other potential harms? And shouldn’t we be doing more to educate them to use the internet in the safest and most positive way possible?
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