At the World Conference on Combating Illiteracy, Ring stated that the increase in this type of illiteracy is partly because of the widespread use of television, computers, and video games, reports the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Sa World Conference on Combating Illiteracy, sinabi ni Ring na ang pagdami ng uring ito ng kawalang kakayahan na bumasa’t sumulat ay bahagyang dahil sa paglaganap ng telebisyon, mga computer, at mga video game, ulat ng Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.jw2019 jw2019