Internet Ethics

Catalog description

The use and abuse of social media and other online platforms has become a major global issue. This course provides a conceptual framework for analyzing some of the ethical controversies these practices raise. Controversial practices include collection and selling of personal data, promotion of rumor and misinformation, cyberbullying, manipulation of social media newsfeeds, and electronic surveillance, as well as efforts by Internet platforms to curtail these activities. Student teams will analyze and ethically evaluate the Internet activities of a platform or company of their choice and present their findings to the class.