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- It is increasingly recognised that the internet, in spite of all its benefits to society, can also be correlated with significant harms to individuals and society. Some of these harms have been studied extensively, particularly harms to privacy, harms associated with security and cybercrime, and harms resulting from digital divides.
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_STU(2019)624269Harmful internet use - Part II: Impact on culture and society
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Feb 18, 2019 · The recently published STOA study on ‘Harmful internet use’ covers the damage associated with internet use on individuals’ health, wellbeing and functioning, and the impact on social structures and institutions.
Sep 8, 2014 · For instance, media often report that intense use of the Internet increases the risk of isolation, alienation, and withdrawal from society, but available evidence shows that the Internet...
May 11, 2017 · Although countries in the developing world understand that the Internet can impose challenges on society, they still feel that the Internet is the only existing medium that can efficiently provide effective solutions to issues such as poverty, marginalization and education.
May 12, 2024 · The team found that, on average, people who had access to the Internet scored 8% higher on measures of life satisfaction, positive experiences and contentment with their social life, compared...
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May 12, 2024 · Internet access and use is consistently associated with positive wellbeing, a new study of data from 168 countries by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) suggests. In many parts of the world,...
Sep 13, 2018 · Use of the Internet, computers, smartphones and other electronic devices has dramatically increased over recent decades, and this increase is associated not only with clear and tremendous benefits to the users, but also with documented cases of excessive use which often has negative health consequences.
Jun 27, 2022 · The real-life effects of internet shutdowns on people’s lives and human rights have been vastly underestimated. A new report by the UN Human Rights Office examines how they undermine a range of human rights, first and foremost the right to freedom of expression.
