Netcitizenship: addressing cyberevenge and sexbullying

Cohen-Almagor, Raphael

Abstract

This article discusses the phenomena of Cyberevenge, sexbullying, and sextortion, especially among young people. The discussion, based on extensive review of books, research reports, newspapers, journal articles and pertinent websites, analyzes these challenges. The article suggests some remedies to counter these online social ills which pertain to promoting responsibility of netcitizens, schools, governments, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and social networking sites.

Citation

Cohen-Almagor, R. (2015). Netcitizenship: addressing cyberevenge and sexbullying. Journal of applied ethics and philosophy, 7, 14-23. https://doi.org/10.14943/jaep.7.14

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Deposit Date: Nov 27, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2017
• Journal: Journal of applied ethics and philosophy
• Electronic ISSN: 1883-0129
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Pages: 14-23
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.14943/jaep.7.14
• Keywords: Cyberevenge, Homophobic bullying, Internet netcitizenship, Responsibility, Revenge porn, Sexbullying, Sextortion, Social networking
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/381901
• Publisher URL: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2705598
• Additional Information: This is a copy of an open access article published in Journal of applied ethics and philosophy, 2015, v.7.