Let's Think They are Safe Online! A Malaysian Perspective on The Classification of Children's Cyber Risks
Children currently spend more time on the Internet and corresponding technologies to socialise virtually and play video games. Scholars have not reached a consensus on whether children's participation in such recreational activities is beneficial or detrimental. Although Malaysian parents are c...
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Yusuf Sarina; Teimouri Misha; Ibrahim Muhamad Shamsul; Ibrahim Nan Zakiah Megat; Nazri Syahida Mohd; Victor Stephanie Ann |
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Yusuf Sarina; Teimouri Misha; Ibrahim Muhamad Shamsul; Ibrahim Nan Zakiah Megat; Nazri Syahida Mohd; Victor Stephanie Ann Let's Think They are Safe Online! A Malaysian Perspective on The Classification of Children's Cyber Risks Religion |
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Yusuf, Sarina; Teimouri, Misha; Ibrahim, Muhamad Shamsul; Ibrahim, Nan Zakiah Megat; Nazri, Syahida Mohd; Victor, Stephanie Ann Let's Think They are Safe Online! A Malaysian Perspective on The Classification of Children's Cyber Risks INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE English Article Children currently spend more time on the Internet and corresponding technologies to socialise virtually and play video games. Scholars have not reached a consensus on whether children's participation in such recreational activities is beneficial or detrimental. Although Malaysian parents are concerned about the digital threats that may be encountered by their children, most of the detriments remain unknown. Children still hesitate to inform their families about their online exposure to inappropriate content, such as cybersex and pornography, which remain taboo subjects in Malaysian households. This study performed a descriptive analysis to determine the risk factors associated with children's internet use with 420 school-going children aged from 9 to 16 years around Selangor. Resultantly, children were highly exposed to unwanted exposure to pornography (17.4 %), potentially dangerous user-generated content (9 %), sexting (8.8 %), personal data misuse (6.4 %), cyber grooming (3.3 %), and cyberbullying (1.7 %) in the past 12 months of using the Internet. INT ISLAMIC UNIV MALAYSIA, PRESS RESEARCH MANAGEMENT CENTER 0128-4878 2289-5639 2023 31 1 Religion WOS:001158080600007 https://www-webofscience-com.uitm.idm.oclc.org/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001158080600007 |
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Let's Think They are Safe Online! A Malaysian Perspective on The Classification of Children's Cyber Risks |
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Children currently spend more time on the Internet and corresponding technologies to socialise virtually and play video games. Scholars have not reached a consensus on whether children's participation in such recreational activities is beneficial or detrimental. Although Malaysian parents are concerned about the digital threats that may be encountered by their children, most of the detriments remain unknown. Children still hesitate to inform their families about their online exposure to inappropriate content, such as cybersex and pornography, which remain taboo subjects in Malaysian households. This study performed a descriptive analysis to determine the risk factors associated with children's internet use with 420 school-going children aged from 9 to 16 years around Selangor. Resultantly, children were highly exposed to unwanted exposure to pornography (17.4 %), potentially dangerous user-generated content (9 %), sexting (8.8 %), personal data misuse (6.4 %), cyber grooming (3.3 %), and cyberbullying (1.7 %) in the past 12 months of using the Internet. |
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