Opportunities and Harms of virtual space

The virtual space of the Internet is a new generation of social relations space, and considering that it does not have a long life, it has been able to make a good place in people's lives. Cyberspace is distinguished from other media by having the characteristics of digitality, virtual memory, interactivity, and non-centrality. The purpose of this research is to identify the opportunities and threats of cyberspace and solutions to reduce harm. This research is a basic theoretical research and its implementation method is in the form of library, analytical and descriptive studies. The findings of this research show that the virtual space and social network that the majority of users have, with all its capabilities, has positive and negative effects and consequences, just like other human achievements. It has opportunities in the field of education, electronics, establishing justice and equality, entertainment, empowerment, time flexibility, unlimited space, etc. In addition, it has damages such as: personal, family, educational, personality, identity, generation gap and addiction for users. To prevent these damages and turn them into opportunities, solutions are also provided. It is like: awareness of media literacy of individuals and parents, inclusion of virtual space education in textbooks, use of television and other media to teach virtual space and show its harms and opportunities in the form of children's films and programs. The cooperation of education institutions and cyber police together and... New communication technologies are a mixture of opportunities and threats, and depending on the amount of cultural foundation and investment of societies in this direction, the amount of threats can be reduced and the amount of opportunities can be increased.