Society seeks quick scapegoats, and apps are the perfect target. Technology is blamed for juvenile delinquency, but the real driver is the lack of opportunities and social exclusion. Criminalizing a digital tool does not solve the poverty that pushes young people to seek desperate outlets. The root of the problem is not in the code, but in a system that abandons its teenagers.
Open source vs. dead end: the development that fails 🛠️
While debates focus on monitoring algorithms and blocking platforms, investment in human development stagnates. A young person without access to technical training or decent employment does not need an app to commit crimes; they need a real path. True technological development should be applied to create support networks, accessible education, and job opportunities. Without that, any digital surveillance measure is just a patch on an open wound. Exclusion is the most serious system failure.
The panic button no one wants to install in their conscience 🔍
It is easier to blame a screen than to look in the mirror. Because demanding parental controls on a phone is easy, but paying taxes to fund youth centers or scholarships is not so cool anymore. Next time you see a boy stealing, do not look at his phone; look at the lack of future he was sold. In the end, it turns out the real virus is not the app, but social indifference. And that cannot be uninstalled with a click.