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Communication ethics is a sub-branch of moral philosophy concerning the understanding of manifestations of communicative interaction. [1] Every human interaction involves communication and ethics, whether implicitly or explicitly. Intentional and unintentional ethical dilemmas arise frequently in daily life.
Since the arrival of early social networking sites in the early 2000s, online social networking platforms have expanded exponentially, with the biggest names in social media in the mid-2010s being Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. The massive influx of personal information that has become available online and stored in the cloud has ...
In medical and scientific research, asking subjects for information about their behaviors is normally strictly scrutinized by institutional review boards, for example, to ensure that adolescents and their parents have informed consent. It is not clear whether the same rules apply to researchers who collect data from social networking sites.
Social spam is on the rise, with analysts reporting over a tripling of social spam activity in six months. [7] It is estimated that up to 40% of all social user accounts are fake, depending on the site. [8] In August, 2012, Facebook admitted through its updated regulatory filing [9] that 8.7% of its 955 million active accounts were fake. [10]
A research, published in 2022, investigates how varying cultural communication styles impact the outcomes of social group divisions. By blending concepts from theories on group dynamics and cultural communication, Kathrin Burmann and Thorsten Semrau examined 54 teams in the banking sector in Germany (low-context culture) and Brazil (high ...
On June 30, 2017, Germany approved a bill criminalizing hate speech on social media sites. Among criminalizing hate speech, the law states that social networking sites may be fined up to €50 million (US$56 million) if they persistently fail to remove illegal content within a week, including defamatory "fake news". [32]
Procaccini rejected Neronha's free-speech and separation-of-powers arguments Friday, and instead held firm that Neronha’s "unprofessional," "unethical" and "false" statements clearly violated ...
The Malicious Communications Act 1988 (MCA) is a British Act of Parliament that makes it illegal in England and Wales to "send or deliver letters or other articles for the purpose of causing distress or anxiety". It also applies to electronic communications.