The Online Behavior of Young People in Romania, Its Associated Risks and Ways to Combat Them Research Report [Romanian & English]
Young people in Romania increased their online presence during the Covid-19 pandemic, and now, they spend more and more time on social networks, such as Instagram, Tik Tok, etc. Communicating with their friends and family is among the key online activities, but young people also use the Internet to watch movies, play games (often in a network with other users) and shop.
The main are cyberbullying, revenge pornography and other image-based sexual abuse, the spread of fake news and misinformation, online gambling addiction and identity theft. One of the key factors favouring the emergence of these risks is the lack of prevention campaigns and education (e.g. sex education, education on the use of the Internet, training on how to search and verify information, etc.), as well as training aimed at improving the critical thinking skills.
Other factors that facilitate such risks include hypersexualization and role models promoted by the media, under-regulation of certain youth-targeted industries such as gambling/online gaming, decriminalization of revenge pornography, and lack of social media mandates regarding the prevention of sexual abuse based on images. Young people’s low self-confidence and their parents’ limited information about online risks must also be taken into account.
The Online Behavior of young people in Romania, its associated risks and Ways to combat them research report presents information on the time spent online by young people and the main activities carried out, risky behaviors and the main associated risks, as well as a series of recommendations for young people who use the Internet, parents, public authorities, educational institutions, online media, etc.
The report can be viewed and downloaded , in English.
Raportul de Cercetare Comportamentul Online Al Tinerilor Din Romรขnia, Riscurile Asociate Acestuia ศI ModalitฤศI de Combatere a Lor
Tinerii din Romรขnia ศi-au sporit prezenศa online รฎn timpul pandemiei de Covid-19 ศi petrec din ce รฎn ce mai mult timp pe reศelele de socializare, precum Instagram, Tik tok. Comunicarea cu prietenii ศi familia lor se numฤrฤ printre activitฤศile cheie desfฤศurate online, dar tinerii folosesc internetul ศi pentru a viziona filme, a juca jocuri (adesea รฎntr-o reศea cu alศi utilizatori) ศi pentru a face cumpฤrฤturi.
Principalele riscuri asociate cu activitatea online a tinerilor sunt hฤrศuirea ciberneticฤ, pornografia din rฤzbunare ศi alte abuzuri sexuale bazate pe imagini, rฤspรขndirea de ศtiri false ศi dezinformare, dependenศa de jocurile de noroc online ศi furtul de identitate. Unul dintre factorii cheie care favorizeazฤ apariศiaโฏacestor riscuri este lipsa campaniilor preventive ศi a educaศiei (de exemplu, educaศie sexualฤ, educaศie privind utilizarea internetului, instruire privind modul de cฤutare ศi verificare a informaศiilor etc.), precum ศi de formare care vizeazฤ รฎmbunฤtฤศirea abilitฤศilor de gรขndire criticฤ.
Alศi factori care faciliteazฤ manifestarea unor astfel de riscuri includ: hipersexualizarea ศi modelele de rol promovate de mass-media, subreglementarea anumitor industrii care vizeazฤ tinerii, cum ar fi jocurile de noroc/jocuri online, neincriminarea pornografiei din rฤzbunare ศi lipsa unor obligaศii ale reศelelor sociale privind prevenirea abuzului sexual bazat pe imagini. Trebuie avute รฎn vedere ศi รฎncrederea scฤzutฤ รฎn sine a tinerilor ศi informaศiile limitate de care dispun pฤrinศii acestora, cu privire la riscurile online.
Raportul de cercetareโฏComportamentul online al tinerilor din Romรขnia, riscurile asociate acestuia ศi modalitฤศi de combatere a lor prezintฤ informaศii cu privire la timpul petrecut online de cฤtre tineri ศi principalele activitฤศi desfฤศurate, comportamente riscante ศi principalele riscuri asociate, precum ศi o serie de recomandฤri cฤtre tinerii care utilizeazฤ internetul, pฤrinศi, autoritฤศi publice, instituศii de รฎnvฤศฤmรขnt, online media etc.
Raportul poate fi rฤsfoit ศi descฤrcat de AICI, รฎn limba englezฤ.