During the inaugural day of the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC), Dr Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, Head of Cybersecurity, UAE Government recalled the challenges faced by a young girl who suffered emotional scars from online abuse.
Al-Kuwaiti highlighted that cyberbullying can have the most harmful impact on the victim, leading to various emotional challenges that can disrupt their social life, academic progress, and most importantly overall mental well-being.
Meanwhile, Brig. Saeed AlHajri, Director of the Cybercrime Dept, Dubai Police UAE said that schools and parents must try and gauge the true impact of cyberbullying.He stressed the need to identify any shifts in a child's behaviour stemming from cyberbullying and to offer supportive assistance to the child. Speaking to Khaleej Times on the sidelines of the event.
AlHajri said, “Look at the effect of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology today. It has a severe impact on the youth, as well as on society. There is a critical role of parents and schools to address these problems, and come up with a mitigation plan to counter the social impact. I see children these days, chatting with AI the entire day. This is obviously impacting them mentally and psychologically. That means these children lead a second life and have actually developed a relationship with technology.”
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