Nearly 70% of the respondents are concerned that the proliferation of "bad memes" on the internet will affect teenagers' ability to "speak well". 68.1% of the respondents suggest strengthening education on teenagers' internet literacy to help them correctly deal with internet culture. Internet slang has become an important way for contemporary young people to express their emotions and ideas. However, at the same time, some vulgar and vulgar "bad memes" that even contain violence, discrimination, and other content have quietly emerged and are showing a trend of spreading to the teenage population. Not long ago, the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Education issued a notice to deploy the "Clear and Standardized Use of Online Language and Writing" special action, focusing on rectifying prominent problems such as distorted pronunciation, form, and meaning, fabricated internet slang and bad memes, and abuse of implicit expressions. Previously, the Cyberspace Administration of China emphasized in the "Notice on Carrying out the Special Action of 'Clearing up and Rectifying Cyberspace' to resolutely crack down on seven prominent issues, including cracking down on fabricating internet slang, maliciously creating memes, and maliciously creating vulgar and vulgar memes and popular phrases through pinyin, homophones, pronouns, and other means, polluting the online atmosphere. Some internet memes have become vulgar and boring due to abuse, becoming 'bad memes', while some memes themselves have vulgar content, such as the popular' septic tank warning 'and' meat grinder warning 'from a few years ago. These' bad memes' created by serious criminal cases lack respect for life and even lose their moral bottom line Associate Professor Zhou Yan from the School of Cultural Communication at Shandong University said that this generation of teenagers no longer rely solely on text to obtain information. The popularity of short videos allows them to easily access content on the internet, but they are also more susceptible to the influence of internet memes. What impact will internet memes have on teenagers? Recently, a survey conducted by the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily in conjunction with Wenjuan. com on 1341 respondents showed that 69.0% of respondents were concerned that the proliferation of "bad memes" on the internet would affect teenagers' ability to "speak well", with the main impacts being the misuse of vocabulary and the development of uncivilized language habits. 68.1% of respondents suggested strengthening online literacy education for teenagers to help them deal with online culture correctly, in order to keep them away from the invasion of "bad memes" on the internet. The internet's "bad memes" are spreading to teenagers, such as "you're the sixth child" and "backpack". Chen Xing, a post-90s parent from Changzhou, Jiangsu, said that sometimes when he plays with his children in the community, he can hear older children say these words. At first, I didn't quite understand what they were talking about, but later I searched online and found out that 'backpack' evolved from the first letter of 'crazy', and 'laoliu' roughly refers to those who play cunning tricks. "Liu Tong, a post-2000 person working in Beijing, has a younger brother who is currently in junior high school. She said that internet slang like" sent "and" gaga "are more popular among her younger brother," mostly heard from games, and may become a "catchphrase" later on. Liu Tong said that she usually browses the internet a lot and can roughly understand the "memes" her younger brother mentioned. Some of the "memes" have unhealthy and uplifting meanings, but for her parents, it is difficult to understand what these words mean and judge whether they are good or bad. Why do internet memes spread among teenagers? According to the survey, 71.8% of respondents believe that teenagers have more opportunities and time to access the internet, making them more susceptible to being influenced by online hot topics; 55.3% of respondents believe that teenagers play "bad memes" out of curiosity to showcase their personality. Other reasons include: "Rotten memes" are simple and interesting, easy to spread and become popular (46.8%); Teenagers lack discernment of "bad memes" and use them unconsciously (46.3%); Surrounding people are using it in order to integrate into the collective (46.1%); Just for fun (19.8%). Sun Hongyan, a researcher at the China Youth Research Center, pointed out that the penetration of internet "bad memes" is becoming increasingly strong. Not only are there texts, pictures, and emojis, but some have also penetrated into products such as stationery, backpacks, and cultural shirts, almost everywhere. The opportunities for teenagers to come into contact with "bad memes" have increased. In addition, from the perspective of the growth characteristics of teenagers, internet 'bad memes' have a special attraction to them Sun Hongyan said that teenagers are curious about new things, and internet memes can make them curious; In addition, teenagers are particularly eager to gain recognition from their peers and will involuntarily use "bad memes" that their peers like, thus forming a "group carnival"; Some teenagers particularly enjoy being unique and showcasing their individuality, and they are more willing to try things that parents and teachers say are "not allowed". Teenagers also face academic and other pressures, and internet memes often help them relax. Therefore, teenagers will use internet memes for fun and stress relief, making them spread widely and rapidly among teenagers. More than half of the respondents are worried that the proliferation of internet memes will make teenagers misuse vocabulary. Su Jing, a primary school teacher in Anhui, found that it is common for students to say internet memes, and once someone starts to say them, they will quickly spread among students. Even if they are emphasized not to use internet memes, it is difficult to completely ban them. Most of the 'bad internet memes' have hollow and pale connotations. If these words are allowed to spread among students, it will undermine their ability to use words correctly and affect their normal expression. "Zhou Yan pointed out that the impact of' bad internet memes' on adults and teenagers is completely different. Adolescence is a critical period for developing one's listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities. If one is exposed to internet memes before developing basic Chinese language skills and literacy, it can affect their ability to learn standard Chinese and express themselves formally. Moreover, language is not only a tool for expressing emotions, but also a concrete manifestation of personal thinking patterns. Early exposure to internet memes can disrupt language logic and thinking patterns. A survey shows that 69.0% of respondents are concerned that the proliferation of internet memes will affect teenagers' ability to speak up properly. Further analysis revealed that the surveyed parents were more concerned about this, accounting for 74.4%. I don't care too much about those 'bad memes' that have been used badly but are not very negative, but if those negative and discriminatory' bad memes' are rampant, I am very worried that my child will learn those uncivilized words and affect their interaction with classmates Chen Xing said. What negative impacts will the proliferation of internet memes have on teenagers? In the survey, respondents ranked vocabulary misuse (52.5%) and developing uncivilized language habits (51.8%) in the top two. 47.6% of the respondents believe that it will lead to the replacement of formal expression with online language and a lack of formal vocabulary, while 42.1% of the respondents believe that it will be easy to make spelling mistakes or use incorrect words. Others include: loss of appreciation and ability to use beautiful language (41.2%); Blindly following trends and hot topics affects independent thinking ability (37.5%); Spending time and energy on the internet disrupts learning interest (37.1%); Some "bad memes" are aggressive and affect the physical and mental health of teenagers (35.1%); Some internet memes are vulgar and meaningless, affecting the cultivation of correct "values" among teenagers (31.4%); Influence the ability to communicate and interact effectively with others (30.4%). Sun Hongyan believes that the proliferation of "bad memes" on the internet not only undermines the ability of teenagers to accurately and standardly use language, but also worries that the entertainment oriented tendency behind these "bad memes" makes teenagers gradually adopt an entertainment oriented attitude towards other things in the process of forwarding, commenting, and imitating. They also laugh off serious topics, even vulgar and unethical things, thinking that they are "just fun" and losing their judgment and thinking ability. More importantly, unhealthy online culture can deeply erode the spiritual life of teenagers and affect their mental state Sun Hongyan once found in her research that many teenagers tend to talk about "useless firewood" and "useless people". These negative and mournful "bad memes" make it easy for teenagers to form negative thinking patterns. 68.1% of the interviewees suggested strengthening teenagers' online literacy education to help them correctly deal with online culture. "Children's language is usually learned by imitation, so that children can speak well, and parents should set an example." Chen Xing believes that in the Internet age, parents should keep pace with the times, take the initiative to understand the content of children's contact on the Internet, identify what "stems" are bad and cannot be said for children, and help children develop good language habits. As an elementary school teacher, Su Jing usually understands the meanings behind the internet slang commonly used by students, helps them distinguish distorted and vulgar internet "bad memes", and guides them to use internet language correctly. Although internet memes are spreading among teenagers, not all teenagers are enthusiastic about them. Sun Hongyan found in her research on adolescent exposure to "funeral culture" that students with heavy academic burdens are more interested in some "funeral culture" and "bad memes". She believes that teachers and parents should pay special attention to the difficulties and pressures that teenagers face in their growth, care about their psychological feelings and needs at different stages, and promptly solve the problems encountered in their growth and development. At the same time, it is necessary to enrich their spiritual life, so that teenagers can have access to more healthy and positive cultural products. Teenagers who enjoy playing with memes have their own special psychological needs, such as gaining recognition and relieving stress. Parents and teachers should pay attention to the subtle influence of online phenomena and subcultures, and help young people improve their critical thinking ability and online literacy in a timely manner. At the same time, they should also be particularly careful not to criticize blindly, which may trigger teenagers' rebellious psychology In addition, Sun Hongyan pointed out that social media platforms should also actively assume social responsibility, play a positive leading role, control language and content, and promote healthy and positive online content for teenagers. 68.1% of respondents suggested strengthening the education of teenagers' online literacy to help them deal with online culture correctly, in order to keep them away from the invasion of internet "bad memes"; 57.6% of the respondents believe that teachers should strengthen guidance on the standardized use of language and writing by teenagers; 56.2% of respondents suggest that parents lead by example by speaking less internet language and arrange their children's internet time and content reasonably. Other aspects include: innovative teaching methods that enable young people to recognize the beauty of language and writing (55.9%); Strengthen the supervision and rectification of online platforms, and create a healthy and positive online environment (36.6%). "In the context of the Internet's penetration into all aspects of life, it is unlikely that children will not be exposed to and affected by the Internet. What we can do is to think about how to protect children." Zhou Yan believes that it is very necessary to strengthen the supervision of Internet platforms. On the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the content review under the youth mode, filter out vulgar and unhealthy online language; On the other hand, many video voiceovers and subtitles are now generated by AI tools, and their content not only contains various "bad jokes", but also contains homophones and typos, which can have a negative impact on the language and writing expression of teenagers. "The Internet platform should strengthen the review of content in terms of technology and mechanism to create a good online environment for young people." Zhou Yan pointed out that school education should strengthen language education, starting from the reading content and reading methods of young people, guide them to read more classic texts, use more beautiful language to shape their expression, and strengthen their resistance to the "rotten" Internet. Among the respondents in this survey, parents of teenagers accounted for 78.7%. 38.0% come from first tier cities, 40.6% from second tier cities, 16.6% from third - and fourth tier cities, and 3% from county towns or urban areas