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The Downsides of the Internet and Their Solutions

  • December 17, 2021
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The Internet has a lot of uncountable benefits. It is one of the most powerful creations that has made life easy in every possible way for mankind. But as with every other thing in the world, good and bad both go hand in hand. The internet has a few downsides too. We have listed down a few downsides of the internet and provided you solutions to deal with them:

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Bullying, Stalking, and Trolls

One of the biggest downsides of the internet is that people get bullied and trolled very frequently online. It gives an unsaid authority to bullies to express their hatred towards other internet users.

The whole concept of ‘freedom of expression is taken in the wrong sense and people take full advantage of the internet by giving negative comments or sometimes by sending messages full of hatred to others.

Stalker gets a convenient medium through the internet to stalk and annoy other people by keeping an eye on their personal information or whereabouts.

Solution

A simple solution to bullies and trolls is to report their accounts and block them right away. To avoid stalkers one must take care of the privacy settings of all their online accounts. Update them frequently and make sure you do not share any private or confidential information publicly.

Hacking and Identity Theft

Internet is filled with hackers and malicious users that are waiting for one weak link from your side that can help them steal your accounts or create a fake account by using your name and personal information.

This identity theft can be very harmful to you personally as they can do a lot of illegal things in your name and you have to be answerable for them. It can affect your reputation.

Online hackers can also infect your computers with malicious viruses that can result in data breaches. With a more online presence, the risk of getting attacked by hackers and cybercriminals also increases.

Solution

Use a secure internet connection like WOW internet that offers enhanced network security. Keep all your online accounts protected with strong passwords. Keep your devices updated and install a strong firewall on all the devices you use the internet over.

Distractions, Time-Wasting Scrolling

Internet is a fun place to explore but many people do not know how to work their way around the exploring process and waste a lot of time on the internet just by scrolling through social media accounts and browsing the web for hours that too for no productive reasons.

It all starts from hopping through one social media platform to another which ended up taking hours and one keeps getting distracted by stuff they see online.

Solution

If the internet has too many distractions to offer, it also provides helpful tools to deal with those distractions. There are several tools like Now Do This, Concentration Timer, Self-Control, and Track Time to keep you focused and keep a balanced rack of your time.

These tools help you to set your goals, keep a record of your progress towards them, set limits and remind you to concentrate by ignoring the distractions.

Spam and Advertisement

There is no doubt in the fact that the internet is the best way to advertise any product but it becomes a major downside when you get to see a lot of ads spamming you on social media, web pages, and emails.

As digital advertisement modes are becoming vaster, people get the liberty to advertise their product through every online channel, this is why you see more junk in your email than actual important emails.

Solution

A simple solution to avoid spam and unnecessary ads on the internet is never to give out your email address publicly. Do not reply to spam messages and emails. Never click on the pop-up ads that you see while browsing online. Keep separate business and personal email addresses.

Exposure to Irrelevant Content

Internet is a wild place to be at knowing there is every type of content available online. Many parents find it scary as they do not want to expose their kids to adult content at a very young age.

They might put on one video and hand over the device to children but you never know where a few clicks can lead the child to. With a large number of resources and a huge amount of content available online chances are that your child ends up opening obscene or violent content.

Solution

if you want to protect your child from irrelevant content and too much exposure to the internet world then use parental controls. Restrict certain sites which you don’t want them to come across.

Almost all web browsers, online accounts, and even streaming sites have the option of parental controls available on them so utilize them to leave your child alone with the internet without any worry.

Addiction to Online Gaming and Health Issues

Addiction to online gaming is one of the most common downsides of the internet. This addiction causes many young kids to spend hours on the computer playing video games. This can lead to many health issues including disturbed posture, weak eyesight, obesity, and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Online games and the craze to keep unlocking achievement have introduced a very unhealthy lifestyle in children as well as adults.

Solution

the best solution to this problem is to have a fixed gaming schedule that should be followed strictly. If you’ve chosen online gaming as a professional or your initial mean of income then buy proper ergonomic furniture and gaming glasses that protect you from health issues attached to gaming.

Wrapping It Up

There are good and bad sides attached to everything in this world. The same is the case with the internet. But with all the downsides internet provides practical solutions to deal with them too. Overall the internet is a helpful tool and its benefits are way more than the disadvantages, only one should only know how to utilize it in the best way possible.

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