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Ethics and the Internet: Appropriate behavior in electronic communication

Langford, Duncan (1996) Ethics and the Internet: Appropriate behavior in electronic communication. Ethics and Behavior, 6 (2). pp. 91-106. ISSN 1050-8422. (doi:10.1207/s15327019eb0602_2) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:19294)

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Abstract

The creation of global computer networks has given individuals the ability to communicate directly with each other, linking across national and international boundaries as easily as across the street. Global publication is surprisingly easy; this means, for example, that views that may be abhorrent to large numbers of individuals can be propagated and automatically distributed. Material such as pornography is, potentially, freely available everywhere. However, despite the wishes of politicians and others, it is technically and realistically impossible to censor or otherwise limit electronically published material. The fabric of global computer networks known generically as the Internet is, quite literally, out of political control. Drawing upon research carried out for a recent book on computer ethics, this article examines the current situation.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1207/s15327019eb0602_2
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: R.F. Xu
Date Deposited: 04 Jun 2009 16:15 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:57 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/19294 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Langford, Duncan.

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