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It’s impossible to show every aspect
of who you are on facebook, but what about stretching the truth? If you told
someone face-to-face that you’re 30cm taller than you actually are, you would
be laughed at. So why does it become acceptable online?
In a way there is
already a new set of moral ‘rules’ for the online community. Everyone has a
different set of moral standards, even in day to day life; some are wide spread
such as please and thank you, whilst others depend on cultures. For example in
some countries it is polite to laugh at someone who has just fallen over.
These
moral ‘norms’ stretch when placed online. I don’t believe they truly go out the
window when someone becomes just another I.P address on the web (as you can
never truly be anonymous online). However, it becomes much easier to show who
you really are (negative or not) under the idea anonymity. If you’re a 20 year-old
male who’s only way of making it through the day is to jump into an online
community and pretend to be a 30 year-old female, so long as it isn’t hurting
anyone, it’s fine by me!
References:
Hamelink, C. 2006. The Ethics of the Internet: Can We Cope with Lies and Deceit on the Net? In Ideologies of the Internet, Sarikakis & Daya Thussu, pp. 115-130. Hampton Press Inc. New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2012 from http://cmd.lbrary.qut.edu.au/KCB206/KCB206_BK_313947.pdf
Leong, Susan. (2012). KCB206 New Media, Beliefs, Politics & Ethics: Week 4 Lecture notes. Accessed March 25, 2012 from http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/
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Hamelink, C. 2006. The Ethics of the Internet: Can We Cope with Lies and Deceit on the Net? In Ideologies of the Internet, Sarikakis & Daya Thussu, pp. 115-130. Hampton Press Inc. New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2012 from http://cmd.lbrary.qut.edu.au/KCB206/KCB206_BK_313947.pdf
Leong, Susan. (2012). KCB206 New Media, Beliefs, Politics & Ethics: Week 4 Lecture notes. Accessed March 25, 2012 from http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/
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In response to 'Reliability of Online Materials'. I can see what you mean when you talk about the KONY video. People should be weary of what they see, even if it looks professional, that doesn't make it correct. However, I also believe a lot of good came out of that video (and others like it). It opened up our eyes to issues that are occurring. This was a national phenomenon and if only 1/10 people who watched it became activists for other issues, then that’s a million people more globally aware.
I particularly agree the last part of your entry. As you said, as long as people don't have bad intentions, it is okay to tell lies in the online world. Hiding the truths or even telling lies are the things that we sometimes do in the real world. Somehow people just want to create a better identity that caters to others.
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