1.5.2 Moral and ethical issues · Paper 1 · 1 flashcard · 2 questions
Who decides what content is acceptable online?
| Position | Main arguments |
|---|---|
| FOR internet censorship | Protect children, reduce illegal material, limit hate/radicalisation, support national security, reduce cyberbullying |
| AGAINST internet censorship | Free speech concerns, subjective harm definitions, abuse-of-power risk, weak enforceability, circumvention via VPNs |
Censorship and the Internet
Governments, ISPs or other organisations deliberately block or remove online content. This can protect people from illegal or harmful material, but it restricts freedom of speech and access to information and can be abused for political control.
1 OCR past paper question and 1 practice question (13 marks) with mark schemes
'It's like the Wild West, the Internet. There are no rules.' Discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement and how important you feel that the regulation of the internet is.
A social media company uses an algorithm to decide which posts each user sees and to remove posts that it classifies as offensive. Explain two ethical issues raised by using automated decision making in this way.