Students caught in a Web of dating apps, porn sites
The Hindu‘Tinder’ may not be an ideal space for a 13-year-old to be, but many schoolgoers are busy swiping left or right on the dating app. Online dating, stalking, and blackmailing have become common,” says Antony Palackal, Professor and Head, Department of Sociology, University of Kerala, who is doing a study on the psychosocial effects of COVID-19-induced social isolation on university students. “They are using not just common dating apps, but exploring platforms meant for LGBTIQ+ community as well.” Mr. Palackal thinks lockdown is the main cause for this behavioural change as students have been missing all aspects of a normal campus life. Cybercrime has seen an upward trend in the past 1.5 years,” says Additional Director General of Police Manoj Abraham, nodal officer of Cyberdome. The trend applies to Kerala too” Long-term impact Experts warn that compulsive use of digital space can lead to long-term consequences, including deviant sexual behaviour.
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