DISASTER IN MAYA WORLD

Contiguity of children with advancement in information technology and opportunities for children to surf in cyberspace, it seems, is not always positive. Although in the era of information revolution, our children should not clueless about computers and familiar with the internet, but when they are not ready, do not be surprised if the side effects that may arise even harmful.

Facebook and the media presence to communicate in a virtual world dramatically in the last two-three years, probably right has opened the shackles of isolation and making knowledge and social networks of children more widely.However, at the same time offer information disclosure was apparently also caused the children vulnerable deceived.

The story experienced by Nova, 14 years old girl who lost their sanctity in Tangerang because deceived by a young man he knew through Facebook is one example of how risky the presence of Facebook when our children are not ready to anticipate any negative impacts that may arise.

In the mass media, we can see some examples of cases of side effects presence of Facebook. In Surabaya, has recently successfully dismantled the trade and child prostitution cases that use the line on line marketing on Facebook.

Unlike direct contacts personally and each party knows exactly interacts history and background talking, contacts built up in the virtual world is often full of packaging such as the world lasts simulacra. Jean Baudrillard states that simulation is a pseudo reality that is not always identical deangan real reality.

In the virtual world, through Facebook, one can introduce ourselves to anyone, without having to be bound by the conditions of the real itself. An idle man, a playboy who liked to play with women, through Facebook is not impossible that the figure represents himself as a polite, attentive, and far from annoying impression.

In the virtual world, whose name is a derivative of the identity of the image, and therefore the important thing here is the image, construction, and how much his opponent can interact swindled or misled.

For a daughter who daily grew up in families broken home, or troubled, let alone be a victim of child abuse, surfing in cyberspace to make friends chat not only be an alternative escape exciting activities.Moreover, these activities also be activities for the figures substitutif ideal idol.

A child who is in the real world has a light hand and a father who likes to play at, it is usually easy to be beguiled by his acquaintance in cyberspace who are good at entertaining, attentive, and seemed impatient.A child who is innocent like Nova, for example, would easily fall in love with a guy who looks through Facebook could be attentive and confide in a friend that's fun.

As part of technological progress, the presence of media networks Facebook is full of charm and a sense of loneliness can kill our children who daily earn less attention from his parents.Amidst the teaching and learning activities that are often too burdensome and tedious for students, plus more communication with parents is very minimal because of busy work, parents often take pragmatic steps.

Buy the kids a sophisticated mobile devices such a child to pair the BlackBerry and internet facilities in HP and the laptop is the way that parents are often chosen on the grounds that her son did not miss the progress. Meanwhile, for children from lower class families who may not afford expensive information technology devices, the presence of Internet cafes is one option that they could access easily and cheaply.

For children who live in the era of information revolution, build social networks in cyberspace and enroll in the account of friendship Facebook, Twitter, or other sites is a consequence of the progress of the times and become the inevitable demand. Just, who became a problem: because Psychologically the children in young age are often still not fully mature, and in many cases they are still easily deceived because it is difficult to distinguish where an acquaintance who is really good and which is also true that including the predators who are seeking their prey through the virtual world, so do not be surprised when suddenly there's parents who lost children because vague acquaintances through Facebook or deceived.

Is the duty of the government, parents, educators, and various other elements of society to prevent our children become victims of the world simulacra offered advancement in information technology. Of course, the solution does not need to issue a fatwa unlawful for Facebook and the like.What's important is how to keep us all not to lose social relationships with our children.

The enemy and the predators who threaten our children really do not always exist outside the home, on the streets, or in dangerous places. In our own home, at the time the children left to sunset surf in the virtual world, whether it be to play Facebook or open a porn site, then that's where mala disastrous start to threaten our children. (*) (*)

*). *). Bagong Suyanto, pengajar masalah sosial anak di FISIP Universitas Airlangga. Bagong Suyanto, teaching children social problem in FISIP Airlangga University.