Web Ethics

SpunOut.ie joins new Twitter Trust and Safety Council.

Irish NGO Spunout.ie join new Twitter "Trust & Safety Council" - WebEthics.eu Yesterday (10/2/2016) Twitter launched a new “Trust & Safety Council” to ensure that people feel safe expressing themselves on Twitter. In developing the Council, Twitter aim to take a global and inclusive approach so that they can hear a diversity of voices from organisations including: Safety advo…

Pope Francis’ recognition of online ethics can only be welcomed says Stephen Fitzpatrick BL, Web Ethics’ Legal Advisor.

Pope Francis issues guidance on cyber-interaction - WebEthics.eu Pope Francis’ recognition of online ethics can only be welcomed says Stephen Fitzpatrick BL, Web Ethics’ Legal Advisor. Across the globe there is growing recognition that the new technologies open to us, while being extraordinarily beneficial to mankind, can encourage or give rise to words and behav…

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"Gardaí have been invited to speak on the dangers of the internet from the pulpit at Masses to encourage hundreds of students to take a pledge against cyber-bullying for their confirmation."

Gardaí to speak at Masses in Meath on dangers of social media Gardaí have been invited to speak on the dangers of the internet from the pulpit at Masses to encourage hundreds of students to take a pledge against cyber-bullying for their confirmation.

What happens when a troll comes face to face with their victim?

Listen to this Podcast from This American Life

If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say, SAY IT IN ALL CAPS | This American Life It’s safe to say whatever you want on the Internet; nobody will know it’s you. But that same anonymity makes it possible for people to say all the awful things that make the Internet such an annoying and sometimes frightening place. This week: what happens when the Internet turns on you?