Adolescentes chihuahuenses y plataformas digitales

Apuntes y reflexiones conceptuales sobre sus riesgos, usos y abusos

Abstract

This article presents a conceptual and documentary analysis of the relationship between
adolescents from Chihuahua and digital platforms, focusing on their everyday uses, the risks
associated with high connectivity, and the forms of digital abuse that extend beyond virtual
environments to impact real social life. From the field of Information Sciences, particularly
through the concepts of informational behavior and critical digital and media literacy, it argues
that digital violence should not be understood as an isolated or exclusively technological
phenomenon, but as the expression of complex sociotechnical dynamics. These encompass
intensive platform access, accelerated content circulation, intergenerational comprehension gaps,
evolving normative frameworks, and still insufficient institutional responses. The analysis draws
on specialized academic literature, recent Mexican official statistics—such as ENDUTIH 2024
and MOCIBA 2024 from INEGI—, national and international normative instruments, and
specific background from the Chihuahua context. It proposes addressing the phenomenon
through the analytical triad of uses-risks-abuses, overcoming both moral alarmism and damage
trivialization. Particularly relevant is the Chihuahua case, where 39% of girls, boys, and
adolescents identified the internet as the main space for violence (Gobierno del Estado de
Chihuahua, 2024), and where SIPINNA's Strategy 360 represents a significant institutional
advancement. The work concludes that understanding the impact of digital platforms on
adolescence requires moving beyond dichotomous perspectives to construct comprehensive
research and intervention agendas. It emphasizes the need for critical digital literacy that
transcends instrumental skills, systematic public evidence—especially local data—, effective
interinstitutional coordination, and demands for accountability from technology corporations
whose business models rely on intensive adolescent attention capture and maximized digital
exposure.