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Discuss ONE of the ethical issues raised by educational or business use of social media that you consider to be particularly significant.

Reading an article in The Guardian on  ‘Twitter abuse’ caused me to ask the question: Are social media sites a platform for communication? Or do they acquire the legal responsibilities of a publisher? Indeed, an ethical issue that I consider particularly significant in the light of business uses of social media is: who is responsible for what gets published? This issue is something that I encounter on a daily basis. Continue reading →

T4: Ethical Issues raised by Educational use of Social Media

Focusing on making social media an effective and efficient method in learning and teaching come with few concerns regarding its use in their practise. I consider cyberbullying and Interllectual property in social media to be the most significant issues raised by educational use of social media. The balance between freedom of speech and censorship: cyberbullying occurs when cyber-disinhibition which comes with being online, especially when people are unknown to one another. Continue reading →

The Ethical issue of mass data gathering and targeted adverts

More than half of the social media users still have the question of what is the source of income for social media sites such as Facebook, which is especially popular among people? Surely we don’t pay monthly subscription for the social network sites we use or neither we make one off payment to them. So how do they benefit from us? Well the answer is that we don’t pay by debit card or money in cash, but we all pay them by the personalize data we input individually. Continue reading →

Do You Share Too Much Online?

15 million users in the UK alone use Twitter as a platform for communication to access news and to read and share tweets – which is why social media is great for businesses. But while it’s encouraged to share your thoughts, there’s an increasing risk of identity theft. Twitter allows users to a certain a sense of anonymity where users can create ‘fake’ accounts to abuse others [1]. “It has given a voice to people who have often felt excluded and powerless. Continue reading →

The good, the bad, or the unethical?

We all know and love social media. It gives us a chance to network, share opinions & passions and follow those we admire. However, as seen on any corner of the web, there will always be a darker and more unethical side within the wider picture. Ethics (n) of or relating to moral principles. From this definition taken from the OED, we can see that the term ‘ethics’ is quite simply synonymous with morality in your behaviours (OED, 2014) and, in a sense, the ability to be virtuous. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Ethical Concerns about the Relationships between Businesses & Celebrities. Kim Kardashain made me do it…

The UK is the 8th most connected country in the World in terms of Internet Connectivity according to the UN, with 80% of households having an Internet connection (Kelion, 2013). For companies harnessing the power of Digital Marketing this can be a complete goldmine, but for the Consumer and The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) (Langford, 2014). Continue reading →

Topic 4 = Ethical issues raised by Social Media in Education

Out of my understanding of social media, I believe it plays a huge role in our daily lives whether socially, morally or intellectually as we are govern by it round the clock. In this blog, I am going to discuss the ethical issues raised by social media in education that I consider to be particularly significant. Social media allows people to discuss ideas, post news, ask questions and share links: allowing information to reach a wide range of targeted and perhaps sometimes untargeted audience. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Ethical issues of social media in the workplace

As we are now young adults, hoping to enter the ‘real world’ of business in few years to come on. Some of us might even have secured a job or an internship this summer. We need to start behaving like ethical employees, so it is good to THINK before you post in the workplace (Think has been capitalized for a reason. Keep reading…) Below is a poster that I have created [1]. “Before you post THINK”. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Social Media, Businesses and Ethics

Social media is a great tool for businesses.  Not only can they communicate with customers on an accessible (and increasingly popular) platform, but they can promote products and services to a massive audience – Twitter alone has over 270 million active users.[1] When it comes to advertising, Twitter is also key to a successful campaign.  There’s now even the term ‘reactervising': when businesses react to live events with adverts. Continue reading →