The rapidly spreading impact of the digital world opens the door to serious addiction risks for young people.
The research conducted by the Supreme Radio and Television Council (RTÜK) revealed the impact of the use of digital media on the lifestyle and development of young people.
The research observed that digital addiction takes up a significant amount of young people's time, particularly through social media and digital platforms, and screen addiction is also on the rise.
Internet usage averages 4.5 hours per day
According to the research conducted by RTÜK with the participation of 6,500 children and young people aged 15 to 21, it was found that this audience spends an average of 4.5 hours a day on the Internet, of which 1 hour and 40 minutes before watching TV, 1.5 hours on digital platforms and listen to 52 minutes of radio.
The research found that 95 percent of young people use social media accounts and 17.7 percent of them have a social media account that their families do not know about. It was highlighted that the level of addiction increases with age and 36 percent of this population has a low level of screen addiction.
Sanctions against media service providers
RTÜK Vice President Deniz Güler explained about the investigation that the broadcasts were constantly monitored and reported weekly.
Güler referred to the principles of child-friendly publishing and said that the relevant law “must not curb abuse or promote violence against children, the weak and the disabled.” According to the provision, sanctions have been imposed three times since 2020; “In the radio and television sector, programs that contain content that is likely to impair the physical, mental or moral development of children and young people may not be broadcast in the periods that are visible to them and also with the use of a protective symbol.” According to this, Sanctions have been imposed on media service providers 138 times since 2020.
“We have created a guide to ethics for day programs.”
Pointing out that they have prepared a guide on ethical principles for broadcasting daytime programs on television, Güler said: “We have prepared a guide on ethical principles for daytime programs. We have included an article about protecting our children and young people in this ethical guide. As part of this article, children, young people and mentally disabled persons are not permitted to enter the studio or the studio. There is also an important article that states that people should not be allowed on the live broadcast as guests and if so, speeches should be avoided, that programs aimed at this audience could lead to abuse and that they should not be in a should be broadcast in a way that exposes that audience to accusatory and condemnatory statements. We said it. he said.
Deniz Güler said that they imposed sanctions on day programs about a month ago and showed their determination in this matter.
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