FAMILY IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN PROTECTING YOUTH FROM INTERNET THREATS.

This article examines the pressing issue of protecting young people from online threats in the context of globalization and the rapid development of digital technologies. It analyzes the role of the family as a key social institution in countering information attacks, immoral and destructive content, cyberviolence, and extremist and radical ideas in the virtual space. Particular attention is paid to the educational and protective functions of the family, as well as the importance of family communication in developing spiritual and moral values and sustainable spiritual immunity in young people.