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By Amina Nazarli

The Internet, an amazing phenomenon of the 20th century, can be a wonderful resource for kids, but this access promises to become hazardous in definite cases.

As statistics show, little users of the internet are more active than adults. Given the ability of children faster absorb and understand any updates, it becomes clear that they feel freer on the Internet.

That's why parents should be aware of what their kids see and hear on the Internet, who they meet, and what they share about themselves online.

Azerbaijan, with over 9.6 million people, where about 77 percent of the population has an internet connection, will take measures on the safety of children in Internet.

In this connection, the Teaching and Innovation Center of the Institute of Information Technologies of ANAS will create a center of child safety on the Internet.

The Center will be engaged in an intellectual analysis of the obtained information, thus playing an important role in solving this problem, according to the institute.

Internet Safety Day was first marked internationally last year on February 9 under the slogan "Play your part for a better Internet". This year Internet Safety Day will be celebrated on February 7 under the slogan "Be the change: Unite for a better internet".

On this day, a number of educational events and competitions are organized for children.

Children and their parents meet with leading industry experts, where they get acquainted with the results of the research in this area.

Currently, Committee on Internet Safety Day is operating in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan also works on the creation of such a structure.

Today, Azerbaijani children start their acquaintance with high technology and the Internet from early infancy. Adults should realize both physiological and psychological danger of the Internet and all the means to access it.

Indeed, the network may contain something that is absolutely not intended for children's eyes. As of July 2016, about 73.65 percent of Azerbaijani teenagers for the past 12 months used Internet for communication.

Now more and more teenagers spend their free time on social networks. However, they should not forget about the golden mean -- everything should be in moderation.

Many people incorrectly use their time on the Internet, while many become dependent on social networks, which often leads to big problems.

It's enough to say that WWW could replace live communication between classmates by chatting in social networks. But this is not the end. Easy access to virtual world made them feel free in using it, not thinking of any limitations or bans. So, along with its benefits, internet may be very harmful and even dangerous for the fragile child's psyche resources.

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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