"Internet trolls live to upset as many people as possible, using all the technical and psychological tools at their disposal. They gleefully whip the media into a frenzy over a fake teen drug crisis; they post offensive messages on Facebook memorial pages, traumatizing grief-str…
Why the troll problem is actually a culture problem: how online trolling fits comfortably within today's media landscape.
A philosopher looks at digital communication
A philosopher looks at digital communication
Communication is complicated, and so is the ethics of communication. We communicate about innumerable topics, to varied audiences, using a gamut of technologies. The ethics of communication, therefore, has to address a wide range of technical, ethical and epistemic requirements.…
"The ethics of communication is distinctive because communication includes a huge, complex and diverse range of activities that penetrate and shape every part of human life. All communication requires at least two parties -an originator and a recipient, or multiple originators a…
"The ethics of communication is distinctive because communication includes a huge, complex and diverse range of activities that penetrate and shape every part of human life. All communication requires at least two parties -an originator and a recipient, or multiple originators a…
Terrorism, cyberbullying, child pornography, hate speech, cybercrime: along with unprecedented advancements in productivity and engagement, the Internet has ushered in a space for violent, hateful, and antisocial behavior. How do we, as individuals and as a society, protect agai…
Terrorism, cyberbullying, child pornography, hate speech, cybercrime: along with unprecedented advancements in productivity and engagement, the Internet has ushered in a space for violent, hateful, and antisocial behavior. How do we, as individuals and as a society, protect agai…
Should internet service providers (ISPs) discriminate against antisocial content that is indisputably objectionable? This lucid and compelling book examines the need to devise practical solutions to address internet abuse by criminals, terrorists and antisocial individuals, prov…
Terrorism, cyberbullying, child pornography, hate speech, cybercrime: along with unprecedented advancements in productivity and engagement, the Internet has ushered in a space for violent, hateful, and antisocial behavior. How do we, as individuals and as a society, protect agai…
Terrorism, cyberbullying, child pornography, hate speech, cybercrime: along with unprecedented advancements in productivity and engagement, the Internet has ushered in a space for violent, hateful, and antisocial behavior. How do we, as individuals and as a society, protect agai…
Terrorism, cyberbullying, child pornography, hate speech, cybercrime: along with unprecedented advancements in productivity and engagement, the Internet has ushered in a space for violent, hateful, and antisocial behavior. How do we, as individuals and as a society, protect agai…
Terrorism, cyberbullying, child pornography, hate speech, cybercrime: along with unprecedented advancements in productivity and engagement, the Internet has ushered in a space for violent, hateful, and antisocial behavior. How do we, as individuals and as a society, protect agai…
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom has assembled an all-star cast of writers to explore the challenges to privacy that ongoing shifts in technology have created, and how librarians can address them.
In the provocative book, Ramesh Srinivasan describes the internet as both an enabler of frictionless efficiency and a dirty tangle of politics and economics. We may love the immediacy of Google search results, the convenience of buying from Amazon, and the elegance and power of …