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Topic 4 Reflection

This week we focused on ethical issues related to social media and businesses. Consequently this led to a road range of topics being discussed in the blogs. Personally mine was focused on the ideas of confidentiality in the workplace and what can happen if this is broken, and how workplaces are attempting to prepare and prevent professionals from getting into trouble by breaking confidentiality agreements. Continue reading →

Topic 4-Reflection

This week I considered ethical issues faced by both employers and employees when using social media in relation to social media content. For employees, unethical social media use was recognised primarily through exposing confidentiality via social media posts. Whereas, for employers, immoral actions were recognised by unfair dismissal of employees due to innocent social media posts. Continue reading →

Topic 4-Reflection

This week I considered ethical issues faced by both employers and employees when using social media in relation to social media content. For employees, unethical social media use was recognised primarily through exposing confidentiality via social media posts. Whereas, for employers, immoral actions were recognised by unfair dismissal of employees due to innocent social media posts. Continue reading →

topic 4 reflection

This topic of ethics around social media in educations was one that I personally felt passionate about. My mother works as a student support officer in a secondary school and has had to deal with so many cases of student who have suffered either cyber bullying or online abuse. It can have major effects on people’s mental health and is a serious problem that need more attention in schools. Continue reading →

Topic 4 Reflection

I think this has been my favourite topic so far. The flexibility and freedom resulted in really differing and interesting blog posts, which I personally found created the most engaging debates. I particularly enjoyed Catherine’s Blog – it dealt with a subject I think can be quite difficult to talk about at times, what happens when twitter goes wrong. I enjoyed Ed’s video at the beginning of his post. Continue reading →

Social media providers managing user-generated content: we are all the regulators? Topic 4 reflection

Reflecting on Topic 3, I suggested viewing residential engagement as an opportunity and less a challenge. Challenges continued, including disparities between when colleagues posted comments and reflections over the Easter Vacation Period, but discussions with Raziya, Mark and Patricia about key ethical issues connected to social media reflected continued opportunities available. Continue reading →

The ethical challenges of social media – A reflection

After discussions in various comments, I feel I need to explicitly address Net Neutrality and why it’s not necessarily a straight forward issue: Loosely based on article here and Negroponte’s example This difference in opinion is evidenced in the different approaches adopted by the USA and Canada respectively. In a comment on my post, Mark included an interesting article which instead focused on Net Neutrality in the EU and we discussed the role the UK could play in the future. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

Topic 4 was all about the ethical uses of social media, and the problems surrounding it. With many particular areas to potentially look at, I focused on one aspect of the ethical issues surrounding the usage of social media, particularly who is viewing the information that you put out – including, and especially, potential employers. The blogs that I’d commented on both explored different areas. Continue reading →

Reflection- Topic 4

Created via: Tailor Brands   Topic 4 focused on one ethical related issue of social media. I decided to comment on Ellie´s and Rachel’s blog this week, as both of their work took a completely different approach towards the assignment compared to mine.  I focused on general privacy concerns associated with the internet, whereas Ellie focused on the psychological element by introducing “social comparisons” created via social media sites such as Instagram. Continue reading →

Reflection: Topic Four

Figure 1 – self produced on canva.com Topic 4 has by far been the most eye opening and informative week. Having read the posts of other contributors I have developed a rich understanding of digital ethics; from the digital divide (e.g. Louise’s post) to privacy (e.g. Carolina’s post). Similar to other contributors (e.g. Andy and Scott) I explored ethics in the light of social media. 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

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 →