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Tim O'Reilly's proposal for a code of conduct won't fly. Unfortunately, you can't just pass a bunch of rules to make incivility go away. Someone who has been getting his way since he was 2 and has grown up into a self-involved, bombastic narcissist isn't going to have a come-to-Jesus moment just because he's offended somebody's sense of etiquette. -
2vote"For most teens, the internet mirrors the dynamics that take place offline. Bullies offline are bullies online. Yet, because adults typically only see the online exposures, they think that they are just bullies or troubled online." danah also talks about a form of mobile phone bullying called text bombing.
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1voteThe Thai government blocked access to the popular YouTube video website Wed saying a short film it features insults the country's beloved monarch. One part of the clip juxtaposes pictures of feet over the king's image, a major cultural taboo for Thais since feet are considered extremely dirty & offensive.This relates to Howard's discussion in 5 Minds of the challenges of respect in a global age.
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1voteA Facebook group called “White Nation,” which featured a graphic of a black infant in handcuffs and the caption, “Arrest black babies before they become criminals,” has sparked outrage on the campus of the University of Southern California
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1voteCyber bullies are even forcing their girlfriends to undress in front of webcams and then sharing the images with others online. "Girls might send it to their boyfriend and she is pressured to do it thinking he's just going to see it. So she gives in and the next thing you know it's all over (the place)."
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1voteThe Internet discussion board for current and prospective law students is one of several boards hosted by AutoAdmit. It bills itself as “the most prestigious law-school discussion board in the world.” But it also contains postings that degrade individual students, with offensive comments that include sexual references and racist jabs.
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1voteA school board trustee has come under fire for taking legal action against an anonymous blogger "Orthomom" who has written a number of scathing criticisms on her blog about the trustee's lack of support for private school students. Many support Orthomom's right to free speech. My question is, does she have any responsibility to reveal her identity, rather than attacking the trustee anonymously?
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2voteMales stand further away when talking to other males in the virtual world of Second Life and are less likely to keep eye contact, according to a study that shows at least one aspect of human behavior carries over into the virtual realm. The results indciate that interaction in virtual environments are governed by the same social norms as social interactions in the physical world.
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This article is filled with stories of people cheating reputation rating systems to earn trust. It also describes Paul Resnick's research on the role of online rating systems in building trust. Resnick seems to argue for a structural approach to curbing the cheating - create powerful algorithms to force people to be trustworthy. -
2voteThis blog post provides links to Henry's "best of" posts about intellectual property, participatory culture, education, the moral panic, Wikipedia, YouTube, and Second Life.
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