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6 - What Is Bad Online Behavior, and What Can We Do About It?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2022

Amy S. Bruckman
Affiliation:
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Explores the ways we can regulate online behavior. Larry Lessig divides regulation into laws, social norms, markets, and technology. As we’ll see, ideas about “free speech” vary around the world, and laws about hate speech are quite different in the United States compared to other nations. Where we draw the line between free speech and illegal speech is the most hotly contested issue about the internet. What is at stake is not just what we all read or watch, but who we are. At its worst, the internet can make insane and hateful ideas seem normal, and make it easy for new people to be radicalized. On the other hand, if some speech is not allowed, who decides where to draw the line? How do we make balanced decisions about what content to allow?

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Should You Believe Wikipedia?
Online Communities and the Construction of Knowledge
, pp. 160 - 193
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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