Prevent children from accessing harmful videos

Ms. Hong Nga in Ho Chi Minh City said she forbade her 7-year-old son from watching short videos on social networks such as YouTube, TikTok, Facebook...

The boy is only allowed to watch clips online when his parents are present.

She explained that during the past two months of summer vacation, because her parents were busy, her son was allowed to "freely" entertain himself online. As a result, the boy gained more knowledge, understanding, and had different thoughts than before. However, the knowledge and thoughts were both good and bad, right and wrong. She said that her parents had to tirelessly remind and correct them whenever they discovered their children misunderstood something. This parent specifically identified the source as content on social networks.

For a long time, people have been warning about the short video genre that originated from a Chinese social network and then became a trend on other social networks. Because the videos are short, suitable and familiar to young people, this genre quickly spread globally and is loved by many teenagers. Also because it is easy to make, more and more people have become "content creators" of short videos. With just a smartphone in hand with tools and applications supporting from A to Z, almost anyone can create short videos to broadcast on social networks.

The danger is that because anyone can do it, videos have a mix of good and bad content. It is even more worrying when there are now artificial intelligence applications that help users create short videos in just a "note".

We tried watching a series of short videos on social networks and were surprised by the impressive and attractive presentation and staging; many people were willing to invest a lot of creativity in scripts, filming, and staging. But the danger is that most short videos exploit content that is meant to attract views, contain "sensitive" language and images, and are not suitable for children. What is more noteworthy in this type of short video is the knowledge that deviates from standards and is incorrect, even exaggerated, which will certainly have a negative impact on children.

Of course, no one is being childish and extreme in condemning short videos. Just because it is so easy to make, it also gives rise to negative content. Therefore, social media platforms need to further strengthen the "post-control" process based on user reports for short videos. Parents need to more closely monitor their children's viewing of short video content on social media and actively help clean up the public playground by detecting and reporting bad content.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/ngan-tre-tiep-can-video-doc-hai-196250816202346026.htm