Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society: Volume 20 Issue 4

An exploratory qualitative analysis of AI ethics guidelines

Aline Shakti Franzke

As Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) proliferate, calls have emerged for ethical reflection. Ethics guidelines have played a central role in this respect. While…

Framing of social protest news in Web portals in Chile and Colombia during 2019

Francisco Tagle, Francisca Greene, Alejandra Jans, Germán Ortiz

Late in 2019, massive protest demonstrations rocked both Chile and Colombia. They were an expression of discontent with the economic model and social policies implemented in both…

A conceptual analysis of the ethicality of Web-based messaging on the COVID-19 pandemic

Rhoda C. Joseph, Mohammad Ali

The purpose of this study is to examine the primary sources and methods of Web-based messaging during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. The authors use ethical lens to…

Fear of missing out (FOMO) to the joy of missing out (JOMO): shifting dunes of problematic usage of the internet among social media users

Sonica Rautela, Sarika Sharma

With the rapid improvement in digital infrastructure, the popularity of digital devices and smartphones in every pocket, the yearning to stay connected with others has increased…

Post-COVID-19 ethics of people analytics

Vincent Bryce, Neil Kenneth McBride, Mayen Cunden

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of the ethical investigation of the emerging practice of people analytics (PA) within human resource (HR) management…

The grey and dark facets of online activities: a study of consumer perceptions

Meenakshi Handa, Parul Ahuja

The internet has provided a gamut of benefits to consumers. The digital world, however, also provides space for various illegal or unethical consumer activities. Consumers may not…

From texts to contexts: the relevance of digital ethnography in a Foucauldian discourse analysis of online gender talk in Kerala

Daigy Varghese, Shubha Ranganathan

The purpose of this paper is to foreground the importance of context in discourse analysis by drawing on a study of online gender talk on Facebook in India.

How ethical are my millennials? A qualitative study

Swati Sharma

The purpose of the study is to probe millennials on their perceptions towards consumer ethics and to generate new insights in the realm of consumer behaviour. Millennials…

Unethical practices in online classes during COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of affordances using routine activity theory

Ummaha Hazra, Asad Karim Khan Priyo

While online classes have enabled many universities to carry out their regular academic activities, they have also given rise to new and unanticipated ethical concerns. We focus…

Enjoying music and movies without paying: examining factors affecting unauthorized downloading amongst young adults

Meenakshi Handa, Parul Ahuja, Swati Jain

Along with their immense benefit, online channels of communication and information-sharing also present a myriad set of challenges. The unauthorized downloading and sharing of…