Case Studies… TikTok, Time to Snitch 21 Oct 202023 Mar 2021 CASE STUDY: The Ethics of Shaming Collegiate COVID-19 Violations on Social Media Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies With the start of a new semester amidst a global pandemic, colleges…
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Free Speech… To Release or Not to Release 23 Mar 202015 Oct 2020 The Ethics of Glorifying Violent Histories in South Asian Film On October 31, 1984, two of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s bodyguards assassinated her. The political killing came four months…
Case Studies… Censorship in Pakistan 23 Mar 20204 Dec 2020 CASE STUDY: Are Journalists Obligated to Speak Up? Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies For many, there is little debate needed to reach the conclusion that Pakistan’s state sanctioned press…
Free Speech… Changing Comments or Changing Minds? 18 Mar 202015 Oct 2020 Protesting Censorship in Pakistan through Algorithmic Alterations On April 17, 2016, the Daily Times—a major English-language newspaper in Pakistan—published an editorial on the nation’s controversial blasphemy law. The law, according…
Digital Ethics… Matters of Facebook Live or Death 6 May 20195 Feb 2021 CASE STUDY: The Ethical Challenges of Live Internet Broadcasting Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies On March 15, 2019, a mass shooter entered two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing…
Uncategorized What Exactly is Revenge Porn or Nonconsensual Pornography? 20 Apr 201821 Oct 2020 Scott R. Stroud & Jonathan Henson (University of Texas at Austin)* In light of the recent Texas 12th Court of Appeals ruling striking down Texas Penal Code 21.16(b), otherwise known…