“Some of My Best Friends are Internet Vigilantes”
What are the ethical issues that arise with naming and shaming racists online?
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How to Use Case Studies in Your Class
How to use case studies to integrate ethics content and skills in your classes.
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When Actors Become Characters
What are the ethics of fictional works created by fans that involve real people as characters?
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Filtering Out Cyberbullying
What are the ethical issues raised by Instagram's efforts to filter out cyberbullying?
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Values Preserved in Stone
[CASE STUDY]: What are the ethical issues surrounding Confederate memorials?
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Boldly Going Where Studios Have Gone Before
When does fan fiction cross the line from inspired creativity to unethical stealing?
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AI and Online Hate Speech
Can AI save us from online hate speech? Or will it learn our worst traits?
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No Comment
What are the ethical issues involved in closing news website comment sections in a democracy?
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#MeToo and the Arts
[CASE STUDY]: What happens when the #MeToo movement meets the artworld?
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When Comedic Stereotypes Cease to Be Funny
[CASE STUDY]: Do humorous - but stereotypical - characters like Apu from "The Simpsons" cross ethical lines?
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Doxing and Digital Journalism
When can journalists reveal the identity of controversial social media users?
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Anonymity, Doxing, and the Ethics of Reddit
What ethical issues are created in Reddit's attempts to clean up its act?
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Fake News, Fake Porn, and AI
What are the ethical issues involved in the use of AI in creating fake video content?
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Ethics and Artistic Appropriation
[CASE STUDY]: What are the ethical issues raised by reframing the meaning of public artworks?
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Suicide, Fiction, and Ethics
[CASE STUDY]: What are the ethical issues raised by Netflix's "13 Reasons Why"?
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Bullying our First Amendment?
What are the legal and ethical implications of bullying by text message?
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Free Speech and the Ethics of Protest
[CASE STUDY] What are the ethics of free speech and controversial protests?
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Ethics and the Tweeter-in-Chief
What are the ethical issues with President Trump's use of Twitter?
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