Will McCarthy talked about “Ethics of moderating global online discussion groups”. McCarthy’s speech was well delivered and was interesting. He mentioned some strong arguments that proved ethics and conflict are somewhat related. “Localism regionalism and globalism don’t that much of a difference in online discussion groups. It comes from the subculture”, looking at this quote you might think it’s an invitation for conflict but McCarthy also talked about online discussion groups, which have different sections for different fields of interest. So if a person joins the discussion of their field of interest you can avoid conflict.
McCarthy also mentioned that test based online discussion groups don’t have control, the owners are the gatekeepers of the website therefore they can control the content depending on their beliefs. This might cause problems between users of the website because they have a different view to the owners’. Problems can arise to the unprofessional codes of ethics. This power should be used correctly; this power should be used fairly and not corrupted due to personal views. The users cannot be controlled therefore some of the users content that are placed online can harm and insult other users.
So in conclusion, without ethical codes and ethics conflicts and problems can arise.
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