Human society is entering the digital age. The new generation of information technology has changed the way people exist, making them have a new form of digital citizens. While digital sur-vival brings convenience to youth students, it also brings about social problems such as cyberbullying, Internet addiction, online fraud and so on. Therefore, this paper first defines the concept of digital citizenship, then discusses the necessity of cultivating digital citizenship, and finally gives the corresponding measures to bring enlightenment for the cultivation of digital citizenship in the new era.