Prevent Violent Content, Kominfo Emphasizes The Importance Of Social Media Education For Children And Teenagers

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Communication and Informatics emphasizes the importance of digital literacy and skills as a step to mitigate the spread of violent content on social media, especially those involving children and adolescents. ," said Ministry of Communications and Informatics Spokesman Dedy Permadi to Antara via a short message received in Jakarta, Thursday, June 16. Dedy said that digital literacy is not only about technical digital skills, but also digital ethics, digital culture, and digital security or safety. He assessed that the high level of digital literacy in society, which is accompanied by a strong digital culture that emphasizes the importance of ethics and shared security in the internet, will encourage every individual to use the internet in a positive and empowering way as a step to mitigate the spread of content. n violence on social media. Dedy admits that the rise of violent content in cyberspace that involves children and adolescents is currently a shared homework. Data released by the Indonesian Internet Service Providers Association (APJII) in 2022 noted that 99.16 percent of children aged 13- 18 years and 62.43 percent of children aged 5-12 years are already connected to the internet, so that exposure to violent content to children and adolescents is very likely to occur.

Therefore, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics continues to strive to protect the public from various internet content that violates laws and regulations. Until the end of May 2022, the Ministry of Communications and Informatics has cut off access to 2,885,471 negative content, whether spread through websites or social media platforms. To optimize these efforts , he said, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics continues to carry out digital literacy activities through the National Digital Literacy Movement which targets 5.5 million Indonesians in 2022. These activities continue to be carried out to create a safe and productive digital space in Indonesia. In handling negative content in the digital space, parents/guardians play a major role in fostering productive use of social media among children and adolescents. in using use the internet wisely," he concluded.