Gifts are free but maturity is expensive

Bill Johnson

We exist simultaneously in physical and virtual reality. Since the world has digitized we depend on devices for almost everything. Adults have their professional life entirely dependent on the Internet now and children attend their classes over the Internet. And everyone likes to spend time on social media to connect with their friends. We try to give our children a healthy education and morals to abide by for life, but what about a healthy Internet education?

The Internet is a world full of threats and dangers such as cyberbullying, phishing attacks, the threat of brainwashing by strangers, even the risk of your own child becoming a cybercriminal unknowingly, the risk of mental disorientation due to digital addictions and the list goes on! Do you want your children to stand barefoot in this thorny virtual world? The Internet also has an abundance of learning and career opportunities. But how can we make the best use of these?

The simple answer is by becoming Internet Mature

Internet Maturity

Internet maturity is an understanding of the 21st-century Internet and being well aware of the threats and dangers present over it while making the best use of the opportunities it presents. Since web 2.0 gives us the liberty to make and share our own content, an Internet mature person must know how to create digital content such as presentations, and videos, how to work in MS office, photography, and more. One should also know which is the best platform to share the content.

Characteristics of a mature Internet person

1)They are highly concerned about their Online Reputation and always make conscious decisions about the kind of content they are sharing or is being shared by their friends about them. Because they know that the Internet never forgets.

2)They know the mature way of online relationship building. They don’t trust everyone who sends a friend request or writes praising comments. They make sure to check a stranger’s background, profile, and mutual trustworthy friends before engaging with him/her.

3)They understand that sharing personal information such as phone number, school name and address, house address, and live location can be an open invitation for cybercriminals.

Keep yourself Safe

Keep yourself safe online by using the Safety Mantra given by iMature which is the FAST CAR & Secret location.

• F-Firewall A-Antivirus
• S-Strong password T-Trust with caution
• C-Confidence to deal with cyberbullies
• A-Avoid-antisocial elements online
• R-Report-about cyberbullies and antisocial elements

Secret Location Keep your physical locations secret from strangers online. In the post covid era where every aspect of life has become digitized, being Internet Mature is a need of the hour. So, Be Mature-Be Secure!