DIGC102 WEEK 6 CLASS
I am interested in internet industry,and I found some information about the internet code of ethics.
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Internet community:
1. Operates, following the ethical guidelines of the Codex.
2. Respects the freedom of speech, informational transparency and efficiency
3. Observes the laws of one’s country
4. Respects honour and dignity of people. Insulting is eliminated
5. Considers public accessibility of Internet including children
6. Distributes truthful information only.
7. Respect copyright. Plagiary is intolerable.
8. Opposes mixed-type content that deteriorates the site’s reputation and makes it difficult to search for information efficiently.
9. Seeks the purity of the native language.
10. Respects moral and cultural values
11. Shows fidelity in fighting spam and network attacks.
12. Admits mistakes and corrects them promptly.
13. Creates in people stronger trust in Internet.
The basic principles of Internet Code of Ethics are announced
Moscow, August 19th, 2008
Inethics, the expert group engaged in problems of ethics in Internet, announces the basic principles of the project of Internet Code of Ethics which is intended for the whole Internet community (users, providers, site-owners) and is also supposed to satisfy the state requirements of different countries. The purpose of the Code – to tackle the issue of immoral conduct in Internet and to suggest for Internet community members a new ethical behaviour pattern.
After having analysed current ethical issues in Internet and having studied and questioned Internet users, Inethics expert group (www.inethics.com) hereby presents the basic principles of Internet Code of Ethics:
Internet community:
1. Is acting, governed by the ethical guidelines of present Code
2. Respects the freedom of speech, informational transparency and efficiency
3. Observes the laws of one’s country.
4. Respects honour and dignity of people. Insulting is eliminated.
5. Considers public accessibility of Internet including children
6. Only distributes valid information
7. Respect copyright. Plagiary is intolerable
8. Seeks the purity of the native language
9. Respect moral and cultural values
10. Shows fidelity in fighting spam and network attacks
11. Admits mistakes and corrects them promptly.
