Proceedings of the International scientific and practical conference ―British Ukrainian Academic Congress‖ (March 20-22, 2026) / Publisher website: www.naukainfo.com. - Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2026. - 183 p.

71 neurobiological design of modern platforms. To overcome these structural challenges, the paper proposes a transition to "Active Socialization." By deliberately engaging youth in tangible offline processes – such as physical sports and revitalized local community hubs – this approach utilizes the "resistance of matter" to break the cycle of cyber-addiction. Ultimately, active socialization serves as a vital ontological defense, restoring authentic interpersonal connections, and sustainable youth resilience in the digital age. Keywords: active socialization, digital risks, surveillance capitalism, virtual introjects, cyber-addiction, cognitive autonomy, phubbing. Introduction. The transition from traditional, institution-based socialization to algorithmically mediated environments has generated a profound ontological shift in youth development. In the contemporary socio-virtual landscape, digital platforms act not merely as communication tools, but as primary agents of socialization. Through hyper-operability and attention-monetization mechanisms, these platforms impose new norms of interaction, fundamentally altering how young people perceive reality, construct their identities, and engage with society. Related Work. To contextualize the proposed Six-Level Hierarchical Model and the concept of Active Socialization, it is necessary to examine the existing discourse on digital youth engagement. Current research generally falls into three thematic categories: the political economy of digital environments, frameworks for digital risk classification, and the efficacy of behavioral interventions. Recent scholarship has shifted from viewing digital platforms as neutral tools to analyzing them as behavioral modification ecosystems. Hongladarom (2023) examines Shoshana Zuboff’s concept of "surveillance capitalism," arguing that youth socialization has been commodified into behavioral surplus. This economic logic mandates platform architectures designed to maximize engagement, often at the expense of cognitive autonomy. Furthermore, the ontological impact of this digitalization is critically addressed by Han (2022) in his theory of "non-things." Han