Dr Carol Soon, head of the society and culture department at the Institute of Policy Studies, said that while technology does exacerbate unhealthy habits and anti-social behaviours, it is too easy to paint the Internet as the bogeyman when things go wrong.
She said online behaviour, such as cyber harassment or consumption of radicalised content, are likely linked to issues experienced in the physical world.
"Most of us do not turn from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde when we go online," said Dr Soon, who is also vice-chairman of the Media Literacy Council.
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But Dr Soon noted that physical and personal spaces are particularly valued by youth, as they are at an age where they are discovering and developing their identity.
"They are also at the stage of life where figures of authority are distrusted," she added.
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