JAKARTA– User percentage internet The age of children has increased rapidly in recent years. In 2020, for example, the percentage aged 5-24 years will reach 59.3 percent.
This is of course very high considering 4 years before the percentage of children who access internet only 33.98 percent. Not only that, for those aged 16-64 years, they also spend 7 hours 52 minutes per day accessing the internet.
Highlighting this increase, MNC Peduli Chair Jessica Tanoesoedibjo reminded the importance of understanding digital intelligence in today’s internet era. Moreover, there is a negative side if someone accesses the internet freely without digital intelligence.
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“Digital intelligence is very basic for every child and adult to understand. This is part of skill literacy because it is different from the previous era,” said Jessica in the ISLTF Education Festival 2021 webinar, Friday (23/7/2021).
“On the contrary, the problem of digital intelligence can make it easy for someone to share fake news because they don’t check first whether the information is valid or not,” he continued.
Especially the case of cyber crime that is rampant lately. Like many online loan companies (pinjol) that offer loans with easy terms, but actually the interest is high.
