| Title |
Who Regulates Ethics in the Virtual World?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Science and Engineering Ethics, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11948-014-9516-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Seemu Sharma, Hitashi Lomash, Seema Bawa |
| Abstract |
This paper attempts to give an insight into emerging ethical issues due to the increased usage of the Internet in our lives. We discuss three main theoretical approaches relating to the ethics involved in the information technology (IT) era: first, the use of IT as a tool; second, the use of social constructivist methods; and third, the approach of phenomenologists. Certain aspects of ethics and IT have been discussed based on a phenomenological approach and moral development. Further, ethical issues related to social networking sites are discussed. A plausible way to make the virtual world ethically responsive is collective responsibility which proposes that society has the power to influence but not control behavior in the virtual world. |
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| France | 1 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
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| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
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| Student > Master | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 11% |
| Researcher | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 24% |
| Unknown | 8 | 17% |
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| Computer Science | 12 | 26% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 22% |
| Arts and Humanities | 4 | 9% |
| Psychology | 3 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Unknown | 9 | 20% |
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