Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor R.Cohen-Almagor@hull.ac.uk
Chair in Politics, and Director of the Middle East Study Group (MESG)
Digital Promotion of Suicide: A Platform-Level Ethical Analysis
Cohen-Almagor, Raphael; Lehman-Wilzig, Sam
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Sam Lehman-Wilzig
Abstract
This article utilizes Aristotelian and Kantian philosophies to probe the social responsibilities of internet intermediaries that in one way or another assist and promote suicide. Striking a balance between freedom of expression and social responsibility, it is argued that several actors should be involved in restricting or eliminating live-streaming suicide, sites that encourage and facilitate suicide, and insult forums that drive people, especially adolescents, to take their own lives. The remediating actors are: commercial social media/website owners through their moderators; voluntary, non-profit, NGO “public defenders”; internet platform providers; regulatory agencies based on legislative authority, and advertisers. Practical remedies are suggested for each of these actors, noting as well important exceptions and caveats regarding the respective solutions.
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Cohen-Almagor, R., & Lehman-Wilzig, S. (2022). Digital Promotion of Suicide: A Platform-Level Ethical Analysis. Journal of Media Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1080/23736992.2022.2057994
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 17, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 29, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2022 |
Deposit Date | Apr 15, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 19, 2022 |
Journal | Journal of Media Ethics: Exploring Questions of Media Morality |
Print ISSN | 2373-6992 |
Electronic ISSN | 2373-700X |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/23736992.2022.2057994 |
Keywords | Philosophy; Communication; suicide; internet; free speech; social responsibility; social media; Aristotle; Kant |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3970626 |
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