The Internet has become the main medium of information transmission in the modern world. The authors of the article are trying to explain the causes of teen suicidal activity on social networks the Internet and the virtualization of consciousness in general, in terms of transgression. As an example, the article analyzes the В«groups of deathВ». Attention of the general public, to which was drawn as a result of the tremendous interest of adolescents in sites where games from assignments began to lead to suicides. Two common points of view on solving the problem of online suicidal communities are presented - radical and moderate. It also considers the psychological function of religion - ensuring security through increasing the level of protection of religious youth as an effective measure in the fight against new transgressive challenges.

The Internet has become the main medium of information transmission in the modern world. The authors of the article are trying to explain the causes of teen suicidal activity on social networks the Internet and the virtualization of consciousness in general, in terms of transgression. As an example, the article analyzes the В«groups of deathВ». Attention of the general public, to which was drawn as a result of the tremendous interest of adolescents in sites where games from assignments began to lead to suicides. Two common points of view on solving the problem of online suicidal communities are presented - radical and moderate. It also considers the psychological function of religion - ensuring security through increasing the level of protection of religious youth as an effective measure in the fight against new transgressive challenges.