Children and social networks: Teens under 14 on how they spend their time online
DEPUTY OF THE STATE DUMA VITALY OF MILONS OF THE EXTENSION ON CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL, which requires a total ban on teenagers under fourteen years of age to register on social networks. Russians 14+ to open access to social networks is offered only by passport data. It’s no secret that most teenagers have already managed to create accounts at least on the VKontakte network. We talked with children to find out what they do on social networks, in which groups they sit, what they post on their instagrames and how their parents relate to this.
I have been on social networks since six years old. Most of the time I spend "VKontakte" - about half an hour a day, but sometimes I manage and longer; As a rule, I go to the social network through a phone or tablet. "VKontakte" I communicate with friends, we exchange all sorts of interesting things. I myself created three groups, and there were quite a few people there. I usually like to sit in public places where they post pictures with cute cats, and in principle I like to learn new things about animals. Sometimes I post cats on my page. I also listen to "VKontakte" music, usually just stumble upon some popular songs.
Mom constantly controls me "VKontakte" - with whom I communicate or in which groups I join. I think social networks can be dangerous for children. You can be invited to join the group of death and forced to carry out the orders of administrators. They say that if you refuse, they will blackmail you, and you will still have to fulfill their instructions - for example, jump from the roof of the ninth floor.
I usually sit in the VKontakte networks and on Instagram in my free time or in less important lessons. As a rule, from the phone, but if you want to watch a long video, I turn on the computer.
Usually I sit on the Internet for entertainment - I watch memes, but sometimes there are interesting serious articles. I am fond of history, so the thematic groups on this subject are also constantly looking through. Thanks to social networks, it is much easier to learn something new about this. I also listen to music through VKontakte. I also subscribe to various media outlets, for example, Lentak and The Flow. Our class has its own chat "VKontakte", thanks to him it is much easier to learn homework or about some school events, such as excursions. In instagram I post pictures from trips or just something interesting from everyday life. Instagram is a pretty cool social network. It’s thanks to him that I learned about the new album of Raper Pus.
Parents do not control my social networks, maybe only in the third-fourth class they tried to pick up the phone. Now we correspond either in the telegraph or in the vibera. It seems to me that social networks can be dangerous for children only if they are not mentally healthy. Much more traumatized by the pressure of teachers and classmates, and sometimes even parents.
I have been actively on the Internet since eleven. Initially, I simply wrote to my mother that I came to school in order not to spend money on it. Most often, I sit in VKontakte and instagram, not all the time, but every time there is too much time to spend on. I don't have my own computer, so I use the phone.
I usually chat with someone, leaf through the news or watch photos. In groups, I hardly sit, except that I find music in the public "The musicend", and I read news in "Lentach" or "Uninteresting Facts". I have an instagram, but I rarely upload photos there, but I constantly watch other people. I subscribe to my friends and various TV series actors that I like. I hardly get acquainted on social networks, more often I communicate with friends or classmates. With the class, we very actively correspond with VKontakte, because we decide where and when we go to have fun, and sometimes we learn our homework.
My parents never controlled me in social networks, because I don’t do anything forbidden there. But I know that there are dangerous groups.
I started using social networks when I was presented with the first phone. Instagram is quite popular, and there you can express your thoughts, talk about something, so first of all I checked in there. I especially like the comments, because under the photo you can describe your feelings. I spread my dog, selfie, beauty, a lot of photos from travels - I show how my mood is, good or bad. In instagram I subscribe mainly to my friends, their mothers and my aunt's friends (she is a student).
There are a lot of smart posts on Facebook that are informative not only for children, but also for adults. You can understand how to behave - to take care of loved ones and so on. But there are also funny videos and pictures that I watch with pleasure. On Facebook, I mostly follow my dad's friends and some of my classmates. And I usually post my grandmother there - everyone knows her on Facebook. I usually write how beautiful she is, and once she joked under a photo: "Drinking grandmother is a misfortune in the family." In general, I am friends with my relatives on social networks.
Once I registered with VKontakte, but my parents found out about it and forbade me to sit there, because in this social network they lay out a lot of things for adults. At first, they told me that Facebook is also only for adults, but then my mother accepted and allowed it. With her, we usually communicate in vatsape or call up.
Social networks can be dangerous for children, and everyone in my class knows about it. There are people who can crack your instagram or just find out the phone number, and then figure out where you live. Therefore, I always make my pages private.
I usually sit in VKontakte and Whatsapp from my phone about 9-10 hours a day. At first, I was sitting on VKontakte only to chat with friends, but now I read news and interesting posts there. I subscribe to music and news publics, and also to communities where Vains are laid out. I also have an Instagram account, but I rarely post my own photos. Usually I just watch what friends and rappers post. I very rarely meet people via the Internet, but I often correspond with former classmates or friends. And in the classroom we have our own chat room, where we share school news with each other.
Parents do not try to control my behavior in social networks, because the Internet can be dangerous only for a child with an unformed psyche. A much bigger problem seems to me that there is too much unnecessary information on social networks.