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Digital Ethics

“Act Like You’re Crying”

1 Feb 202225 Jan 2022
CASE STUDY: Jordan Cheyenne and the Ethics of Family Youtubers Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies On September 8, 2021, Jordan Cheyenne, a family YouTuber with over 500,000 subscribers, posted…
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Defamation, Copyright, and Journalism in India

26 Jan 202225 Jan 2022
CASE STUDY: The Ethics of News Organizations Suing Press Watchdogs Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies Though defamation suits against news organizations are not uncommon, it is uncommon for one…
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Aiding the Cause or Enabling Performative Activism?

19 Jan 202215 Jan 2022
CASE STUDY: The Instagram Infographic Industrial Complex Case Study PDF  |  Additional Case Studies As the Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the country in June 2020, Americans witnessed the power…
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Democratizing the Best or Enabling the Worst?

13 Jan 202225 Jan 2022
CASE STUDY:  The Ethics of Amazon’s Kindle Direct Self-Publishing Case Study PDF  |  Additional Case Studies In 2007 Amazon launched a new branch to their business called Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP),…
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The Latest in Dirty Campaign Tricks?

28 Oct 202125 Oct 2021
CASE STUDY: Cheapfakes and the Ethics of Political Communication Case Study PDF  |  Additional Case Studies On May 23, 2019, Rudy Giuliani (then-President Trump’s personal attorney and advisor) tweeted what appeared…
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Twitter’s Difficult Choice in India

26 Oct 202125 Oct 2021
CASE STUDY: Censorship to Preserve the Platform in Times of Crisis Case Study PDF  |  Additional Case Studies In early February 2021, the Indian government ordered Twitter to censor “more than…
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A Tool for Racial Equality or Cancel Culture?

26 Apr 202121 Apr 2021
CASE STUDY: Yelp’s “Business Accused Of Racist Behavior” Alert Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies Since the reinvigoration of Black Lives Matter during the summer of 2020, more and more…

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