In the digital age, access to information and communication technologies — particularly the internet — is widely believed to support economic development. However, the empirical relationship between internet penetration and economic growth remains debated. This study uses a cross-country dataset (2010–2023) compiled from World Bank Development Indicators and complemented by a Kaggle-sourced ICT dataset. Employing Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression, the analysis examines whether internet usage per 100 people significantly predicts GDP per capita growth. Results show a strong, positive, and statistically significant relationship, even after controlling for education and capital formation. The coefficient for internet users is 0.021 (p<0.01), indicating that a one percentage point increase in internet penetration is associated with a 2.1% increase in GDP per capita. Diagnostic tests confirm that the model satisfies key Gauss-Markov assumptions, including normality (Shapiro-Wilk p = 0.281), homoskedasticity (Breusch-Pagan p = 0.143), and no multicollinearity (mean VIF = 1.80). These findings suggest that expanding digital infrastructure is a meaningful policy lever for economic development, particularly for emerging economies like Uzbekistan, which has increased internet penetration from approximately 25% in 2015 to over 80% in 2024.

The article scientifically substantiates important aspects of protecting young people from the aggression of destructive information in the context of globalization. Globalization is a process of worldwide economic, political, cultural integration and unification (convergence). The main features are the international division of labor, free movement of capital, labor and production resources, standardization of legislation, economic and technological processes, as well as integration and rapprochement of cultures of different countries. This is an objective process of a systemic nature, covering all spheres of society. It is important to protect young people from any information attacks.

The article is devoted to the development of Sufism in the territory of Mavaraunnahr. It analyzes the religious and military-political processes that preceded the Islamization of the region and population, as well as the ways and means that were used by the Arabs to achieve their goals. Chronologically, the article covers the processes of the 7th-11th centuries. The Islamization of the population of Mavaraunnahr, which by this period had its long-standing historical and cultural roots and heritage, was ambiguously difficult in several stages. Sufi orders played a major role in the final Islamization of the region.

This article analyzes the fact that information is becoming a powerful tool capable of changing the fate and future of any society, nation. Today, under the influence of the virtual world, the process of universalization is taking place in the cultural sphere of societies with different values and traditions. It is scientifically and theoretically based.

The article describes in detail the history of the emergence, causes, essence and consequences of the phenomenon of marginalization. Its influence on the life of society is considered in the context of modern globalization. In the context of integration in the socio-cultural sphere in the world, there was talk about the negative consequences of spiritual marginalization, which leads to the collapse of the spirituality of young people and influence through the media.