2017, Page 7

Is the DarkNet our answer?

(Created Via Tagul) In my last blog I titled it stating that ‘Online activities would never be ethical’. This bold statement was made once discovering that our digital footprints are set in concrete, with large, unavoidable organisations such as Google bragging about the private information they can retrieve and store from us. Continue reading →

Topic 4 Reflection

Topic 4 asked us to focus on just 1 ethical issue and so an exploration of other posts this week has been especially rewarding as I have learnt about many different issues. It’s also enabled me to apply ethical considerations associated with social media screening (my post’s focus) to other ideas, developing my understanding of these as well as ‘screening’ through discussions. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

Having pulled out all the stops for Topic 4 through my use of; Canva, Storyboard That, a Poll and Haiku Deck I was somewhat (optimistically) convinced I had explored almost all avenues of the ethical issues raised through using social media in education. Continue reading →

Topic 4 – Reflection

Through the research for this topic I uncovered the ethical issues associated with online businesses. I used this assessment piece to build upon a topic that I had previously highlighted in topic 2, privacy. Privacy is an important matter that affects everyone who uses an online service. As a user of social media services online, I am aware of the steps that I can take to protect my own information. Continue reading →

Would You Pay to Read this Blog if it Cost £1,000?

As a student, I am usually first to exploit freely available information online; this is called open access: when knowledge is shared without charge and without most licensing restrictions. Personally, I benefit from open access through scientific research however, free online content also includes media platforms such as newspapers, music and television shows which is further elaborated in Figure 1. However, this post will mainly focus on academic research. Figure 1. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

Reflecting on Topic 4, I was able to explore some of the ethical dangers of using social media, significantly looking at young people or “the Net Generation” (Tapscott, 2014) using it for educational purposes. Sharon’s post drew my attention by the title that privacy on the internet is a luxury, and regardless of whether we feel that we should have privacy online, nevertheless, it can’t be provided. Continue reading →

Topic 4 Reflection

For this topic I initially struggled to specify an individual unethical business use of using social media, and was looking to take a broader approach to the topic. However, after a lot of research I was able to pin point my research to the specific issue of integrity risk. And if only this topic’s submission date was a few weeks later I would have had a very fresh and perfect example of a current case; that of the United airlines- passenger removal. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

The topic this week was really thought-provoking as it’s such a far-reaching relationship to consider, and especially as I am exposed to these business tactics daily. I tried to take a broader approach at first by highlighting the main ethical challenges, and then specified further by giving examples, and I feel this was useful for my learning, and hopefully for others’ too. Image created by author to illustrate thought process. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Open Access – Free for All?

Figure 1. Definitions of Open Access and Paywall. Created via Canva. Within today’s digital world, Open Access (OA) is being used more frequently as a business model for publishing peer-reviewed journals (Björk et al., 2016). According to Van Noorden (2013), a large proportion of academic journals are behind paywalls, which charge subscription fees for users to access the online material. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflections :D

A summary of Topic 4: Figure 1. Displays an infographic of Topic 4 self-assessment The individual interpretation that was required in Topic 4 meant that everyone took a very different approach which was stimulating to read. In my own work, I have seen a great improvement from Topic 1 where I literally regurgitated White (2011)’s findings on digital natives and residents; to now where I have made my own inferences about ethicality within business social media use. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection – The Ethics of Social Media Within Business Companies.

Researching for Topic 4 was a challenging task due to its breadth. Nevertheless, with perseverance, I was able to narrow down and focus on the business perspective of ethics on social media. Additionally, Rachel and Cherie’s posts introduced me to the educational side, pivotal for courses like UoSM2008. As a result, I have included a visual on the ethical issue of cyberbullying, concerning education. Figure 1. Presentation of cyberbullying in education. Self-produced via Canva. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

The module is nearing an end and it is really interesting to see how all the other blogs have developed and the different approaches people have taken. Last week, my main reflection was the necessity to develop a more analytical perspective which I focused on with this week’s blog. In the infographic below, I’ve demonstrated how I did or did not achieve my aims. Figure 1: My aims this week, self-produced using canva. Continue reading →

Topic 4: The Ethics of Social Media

In the last topic, I talked about how the rise of the digital age has lent its way to businesses using social media in a more professional way, including branding and recruiting. This is especially useful when the platforms are free to use, but offer paid advertising spaces where businesses can promote their brand (Corcione, 2017). Continue reading →

Topic 4- Has your privacy become ours?

With the web constantly evolving, it is no surprise that the way in which people can share their information online has become easier through the likes of different social networking sites (SNS) like Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Most of us use these platforms to connect with our friends and colleagues, however at the same time this same information is being used by businesses to learn more about our preferences and daily life. Continue reading →

Bitter Twitter: when free speech goes wrong

In November last year a woman was brutally killed in Birstall, West Yorkshire. Jo Cox was a respected MP and mother of two children, but her murderer, Thomas Mair was only interested in her political voice, communicated through her professional Twitter account, which he viewed two days prior to the killing (Cobain, 2016). Jo, like most MPs, freely expressed her political opinions online; Mair was reacting against her support for the Remain campaign during the EU referendum . Continue reading →

Online Activities Will Never Be Ethical

(Created via-Tagul) Despite the internet being very useful in many aspects, it is essentially a war-zone, with unethical bombs detonating every minute. Our privacy is tarnished, reputations are shattered and lives are ruined because of unethical behaviour online. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Social Media, Business Use and Ethics

I have previously explored how social media can increase employability through the creation of a brand across various platforms and the utilization of privacy settings. However, is the use of social media by businesses ethical? What do I mean by ethical? Ethics are ‘a system of moral principles’ that acknowledge what is good for both the individual and society. Continue reading →

Social media provider’s ethical data management: regulating content to breach or create privacy?

Many ethical issues relate to business’ social media use: one particularly significant issue are the ways social media providers, the businesses providing services, manage the data users create on platforms. Facebook, Google, Twitter and other providers have corporate interests tied within the large data economies, with fiscal economic value attached(Gerlitz and Helmond, 2013). Continue reading →

Topic 4: Ethics of Social Networks

There are numerous ethically challenging aspects of social media use that we, as internet users, should be concerned about while we are active online. Some of the ethical issues, to name a few, are anonymity, cyberbullying, the monitoring of current or future employees and identity theft. Continue reading →

Evaluate the ethical issues raised by the educational use of social media

Social Media has become a huge part of our day to day lives which is often associated with being a leisure activity or tool for business. However now there is a growing use of social media as an educational tool. With most of us students using social media in our free time, it is unsurprising that this is the way things have evolved. It sounds like a much more appealing way to learn and interact with teachers and other students than the generic email or meeting. Continue reading →