Disabled people who are socially isolated have a means of contacting others like themselves. Kids struggling with their homework can receive help from their classmates or get instant feedback from others. There are also the more personal aspects of a person's life which are taken care of by Internet access.
Of course, there are a myriad of issues with the internet which are not nearly so positive. People have organized crimes on the internet, have planned them out and sought out individuals to help them with their plans. White-collar criminals have used the internet to defraud people of their money. People illegally download everything from movies to music and video games so they do not have to pay for them by going to the store and buying them legally. Whenever someone goes online, they release information of a kind to the rest of the world. Those who have put their credit card or social security information online either for purchasing things or for applications has had their identities stolen.
Children are particularly at risk for victimization while online. Again, they have had identities stolen, but also many have become the victims of child predators, adults who stalk children online usually through social media of some kind and lure them into a physical meeting where they can be abducted, sexually victimized, and then many wind up dead....
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