How to Deal with Evil Websites on the Internet
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A roaring lion of this age has attacked us, with severe force and even more severe cruelty, namely the internet network, which has spread among the youth, and cafes have sprung up everywhere. What is noteworthy is that most of those who go to these cafes are these young men. So what is this affliction? Advise us.
What happens with this internet?The questioner: It contains things.
The Shaykh: It contains good and it contains evil, is that not so?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: But which is more prevalent, the evil or the good? As for the people of good, they do not turn to the evil. As for the people of open sinfulness and evil, they turn to it and find what they seek. Therefore, it is obligatory that there be regulations for it, regulations that restrain this evil and preserve the good. And this can only be done by high authorities that are able to prevent it or not prevent it.
What happens with this internet?The questioner: It contains things.
The Shaykh: It contains good and it contains evil, is that not so?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: But which is more prevalent, the evil or the good? As for the people of good, they do not turn to the evil. As for the people of open sinfulness and evil, they turn to it and find what they seek. Therefore, it is obligatory that there be regulations for it, regulations that restrain this evil and preserve the good. And this can only be done by high authorities that are able to prevent it or not prevent it.