Unfortunately, we can clearly see these effects among those who possess these impure devices. In the past, the yetzer raged openly in the streets, and each individual was responsible for guarding himself only when venturing into the public domain. However, in our times—the footsteps of Moshiach—the forces of impurity have intensified, seeking to extend their grasp even into the private domain. A new creation from the world of technology has emerged at their hands—a terrible device that can now be passed from person to person, consuming souls without distinguishing between the righteous and the wicked, Rachmana litzlan.
Therefore, it is the obligation of anyone who desires to repent to eradicate all forms of these corrupt devices from his possession and to warn the elders concerning the youth—that these devices must be treated as entirely forbidden, subject to the prohibitions of bal yera’eh u’bal yimatzé (they shall not be seen nor found). Only by doing so can one truly be considered a ba’al teshuvah (a penitent).
