Gadget and On-line Video games Raised the Threat of Children Uncovered to Radicalism: Govt. | INP

inp.polri.go.id – Jakarta. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has warned that dependancy to devices and on-line video games will increase the danger of youngsters being uncovered to extremist and radical ideologies, necessitating the strengthening of character schooling in faculties.

Rusprita Putri Utami, Head of the Center for Character Strengthening on the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, acknowledged that schooling within the digital period presents a variety of challenges for college kids, which may have an effect on their bodily and psychological well being.

“Today’s educational challenges are closely related to the digital era. The issue we consider particularly significant is how children become addicted to gadgets. This significantly impacts both their physical and mental health,” defined Ruspitra on Friday (5/22/2026).

She famous that, primarily based on information from Special Detachment (Densus) 88 Anti-Terror (AT), the variety of youngsters uncovered to radical and extremist ideologies has elevated considerably by on-line video games.

Children hooked on on-line video games, Ruspitra, mentioned they are typically passive, even delinquent, when confronted with the true world, although they’re very lively on-line.

“Data from Densus 88 shows that the number of children exposed to radicalism and extremist ideologies has also increased significantly through online games,” he mentioned.

Furthermore, she added that youngsters hooked on on-line video games are additionally prone to growing eye well being issues because of extended publicity to screens.

This state of affairs has prompted her workplace to strengthen character schooling for youngsters in faculties by the 7 Habits of Great Indonesian Children (KAIH) motion. 

“These 7 habits sound very simple, but they are actually very powerful in shaping children’s character, starting with independence, self-love, understanding how to care for themselves, understanding how to respect others, and understanding how to cooperate with others,” defined Ruspitra.

She hopes that the huge implementation of the 7 KAIH motion in each instructional establishment will form a younger era that’s not solely adept at mastering technological advances but in addition smart in utilizing them for the frequent good.

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