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giampaolo.azzoni@unipv.it (University of Pavia) Social Media and Regulation. 1/3. Blogs, Trash and Law. Giampaolo Azzoni. Law: the result of a continuous process of balancing between conflicting rights which are worthwhile protecting. The Internet
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giampaolo.azzoni@unipv.it (University of Pavia) Social Media and Regulation
1/3 Blogs, Trash and Law Giampaolo Azzoni
Law: the result of a continuous process of balancing between conflicting rights which are worthwhile protecting The Internet has produced a huge imbalance as regards rights Giampaolo Azzoni
intellectual property: author’s rights vs. buyer’s rights the right to privacy or reputation vs. the right of free speech “the free flow of information on the Internet can make us less free” Giampaolo Azzoni
The case of the “dog poop girl” Giampaolo Azzoni
law applied to the Internet abstract severity (exemplary punishments) host of substantial breaches (widespread illegality) Giampaolo Azzoni
2/3 Self or hetero-regulation? Giampaolo Azzoni
Panoptic Model Giampaolo Azzoni
Radical Transparency “Smart companies are sharing secrets with rivals, blogging about products in their pipeline, even admitting to their failures” Giampaolo Azzoni
radical transparency and … … “hyperscrutinisied society” (J. Zittrain) Giampaolo Azzoni
self-regulation vs. hetero-regulation subjective vs. inter-subjective Giampaolo Azzoni
Ways of Regulation Self- Regulation INDIVIDUAL MORALITY SHARED ETHICS Hetero- Regulation PRIVATEAUTHORITY STATE LAW Inter- Subjective Subjective Giampaolo Azzoni
Choosing ethical self-regulation means choosing Spontaneous order (vs. designed order): Friedrich A. von Hayek Open society: Karl Popper Space for public opinion: Jürgen Habermas Giampaolo Azzoni
3/3 Ethical media beyond social narcissism Giampaolo Azzoni
Is a network of “networks of interconnected private spheres” still a real ethical/social network? Can communities (Gemeinschaften) constitute a society (Gesellschaft)? Giampaolo Azzoni
Intersubjectivity is missing in a substantial part of blogs Giampaolo Azzoni
self-reference • solipsism • narcissism • extroversion of private into public • nihilistic impulse Giampaolo Azzoni
Authentic communication • opening up to a plurality of points of view • obligation to rectify blatantly wrong information • link to other websites, albeit potential “competitors” • correctness in the use of language • awareness of the need for a balance between free speech and right to privacy and reputation • emargination of non-ethical websites Giampaolo Azzoni
true sharing vs. fake sharing (L. Lessig) Giampaolo Azzoni
GRAZIE ! giampaolo.azzoni@unipv.it (University of Pavia)