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Who Cares?:Practical Ethics And The Problem Of Underage Users On Social Networking Sites, Brian O'Neill
Who Cares?:Practical Ethics And The Problem Of Underage Users On Social Networking Sites, Brian O'Neill
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Internet companies place a high priority on the safety of their services and on their corporate responsibility towards protection of all users, especially younger ones. However, such efforts are undermined by the large numbers of children who circumvent age restrictions and lie about their age to gain access to such platforms. This paper deals with the ethical issues that arise in this not-so-hypothetical situation. Who, for instance, bears responsibility for children’s welfare in this context? Are parents/carers ethically culpable in failing to be sufficiently vigilant or even facilitating their children’s social media use? Do industry providers do enough to enforce …
The Evolution Of Media Development: The Media Development Model In A Changing World, Daire Higgins
The Evolution Of Media Development: The Media Development Model In A Changing World, Daire Higgins
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The origins of Media Development can be found in Post WW2 Europe and the industry grew as a more significant aspect of international aid work in the 1980s and the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the former Soviet Union. It was hoped that exporting the concept of a free and independent press would foster democracy in post-communist and transitional countries. While it is debated on how successful these projects were, questions are now being asked about the relevance of media development model itself, the liberal press ideology behind the training projects and what …