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Giampaolo Azzoni (University of Pavia) How could social media operators reduce and monitor trash and how? Self or hetero-regulation: ethical, legal and social issues. Law: the result of a continuous process of balancing between opposite rights which are worth of protection. The Internet
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Giampaolo Azzoni (University of Pavia) How could social media operators reduce and monitor trash and how? Self or hetero-regulation: ethical, legal and social issues
Law: the result of a continuous process of balancing between opposite rights which are worth of protection The Internet has produced a huge loss of balance between rights the right to the privacy or reputation vs. the right of free speech Giampaolo Azzoni
The case of the “dog poop girl” Giampaolo Azzoni
law applied to the Internet abstract severity (exemplar punishments) multitude of substantial violations (widespread illegality) Giampaolo Azzoni
Ways of Regulation Self- Regulation INDIVIDUAL MORALITY SHARED ETHICS Hetero- Regulation PRIVATEAUTHORITY STATE LAW Inter- Subjective Subjective Giampaolo Azzoni
To choose ethical self-regulation means to choose Spontaneous order: Friedrich A. von Hayek Open society: Karl Popper Space of public opinion: Jürgen Habermas Giampaolo Azzoni
Can communities (Gemeinschaften) constitute a society (Gesellschaft)? In a substantial part of blogs, intersubjectivity is lacking • self-reference • solipsism • narcissism • extroversion of private into public • nihilistic impulse Giampaolo Azzoni
Authentic communication • opening to a plurality of points of view • obligation to rectify undoubtedly wrong information • link to other websites, even if potential “competitors” • correctness in the use of language • awareness of the necessity of balance between free speech and right to privacy and reputation • emargination of non-ethical websites Giampaolo Azzoni