Cyberthreats against minors and the features of countering them with the use of information technology
The article analyzes in detail the most dangerous and relevant in the modern world threats against minors coming from the Internet. Among them are involvement in extremist and terrorist activities, cyberbullying, propaganda and support for schoolshooting, violence in educational institutions, incitement to suicide and involvement in activities dangerous to life and health, propaganda of criminal ideology, sexual assault on minors, involvement in the production of pornographic materials, involvement in the drug business and drug use, the commission of fraudulent acts. The main directions of implementing preventive measures aimed at protecting minors from cyber threats are proposed.