New Media Ethics 2009 course

"Also, I do not believe that people are born knowing how to engage in sexual activity. " From a Socratic perspective, knowledge is inherent in us. You just need to ask the right question at the ri...

pornography

started by Chen Guo Lim on 01 Sep 09 4 follow-ups, last by Weiye Loh on 03 Sep 09

Perhaps, censorship does make stereotypes more obvious. What about in the event that censorships maybe employed by governmental regulations, which is almost always the case, if you exclude self ce...

censorship sterotypes

started by Valerie Oon on 01 Sep 09 4 follow-ups, last by Chen Guo Lim on 02 Sep 09

I must correct that never in my arguments did I mentioned that the interpreter is the problem. I was merely answering YZ's question if cartoon characters can be deemed as representative of human be...

online cartoon anime pornography ethics

started by Ang Yao Zong on 01 Sep 09 5 follow-ups, last by Weiye Loh on 02 Sep 09

por

started by kenneth yang on 01 Sep 09 no follow-up yet

online censorship ethics access

started by Jody Poh on 01 Sep 09 no follow-up yet

1) I think it depends what is being censored. I think things like opinions should not be censored because it is violating the natural rights of a human. However, one can argue that online censors...

"Online censorship" "digital rights" 'Internet privacy tools"

started by Meenatchi on 01 Sep 09 1 follow-up, last by Jody Poh on 01 Sep 09

Elaine said: What are the standards put in place to determine whether something is of adult content? Who set those standards? Based on 'general' beliefs and what the government/"web police'' think ...

started by Elaine Ong on 31 Aug 09 2 follow-ups, last by Jody Poh on 01 Sep 09

WIKILEAK RELEASES SECRET CHURCH DOCUMENTS! The First Link is an article regarding Wikileaks releasing a 'copyrighted' and confidential Church document of the Mormons (also known as the Church of J...

Mormons Scientology Wikileaks Copyright Censorship

started by guanyou chen on 31 Aug 09 1 follow-up, last by Weiye Loh on 31 Aug 09

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/01/25/google-china060125.html Google agreed to Beijing's censorship policies limiting search results in order to get broader access to the large market. Google s...

Online Censorship

started by Paul Melissa on 31 Aug 09 no follow-up yet

I posted a bookmark on something related to this issue. http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC090907-0000047/The-photo-thats-caused-a-stir AP decided to publish a photo of a fatally wounded young ...

censorship PR

started by Jude John on 31 Aug 09 2 follow-ups, last by Weiye Loh on 06 Sep 09

Before I start, I should first say that this is coming from my previous experience as a non-professional film-maker hahaha...... I feel that film producers and directors should have the freedom to...

Censorship Accountability Ethics

started by Weiye Loh on 30 Aug 09 2 follow-ups, last by Ang Yao Zong on 01 Sep 09

guns self-censorship

started by juliet huang on 30 Aug 09 no follow-up yet

I've seen that video recently. Anyway, some points i need to make. 1. different countries have different ages of consent. Does that mean children mature faster in some countries and not in other...

pornography

started by lee weiting on 30 Aug 09 9 follow-ups, last by Inosha Wickrama on 04 Sep 09

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32467318/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ How often do people read the terms and conditions that are available on the website? Were you one of those...

started by Jiamin Lin on 29 Aug 09 no follow-up yet

So the question lies in discussing pornography is not with the motivation or gratification behind the consumption of these materials, but rather with what contextual backgrounds we are approaching ...

Edison Chen Photo Scandal

started by Chen Guo Lim on 28 Aug 09 3 follow-ups, last by Weiye Loh on 02 Sep 09

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67888.html This article discusses the violation of privacy laws as well as misinformation with regards to users' personal information. It was reported that Face...

privacy personal information

started by Wing Yan Wong on 28 Aug 09 no follow-up yet

http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t21933.html "Because 95 percent of the libertarianism one encounters at cocktail parties, on editorial pages, and on Capitol Hil...

Libertarianism Marxism

started by Weiye Loh on 28 Aug 09 no follow-up yet

journalism censorship

started by Chen Guo Lim on 28 Aug 09 no follow-up yet