Protecting children online? : cyberbullying policies of social media companies /

This book investigates regulatory and social pressures that social media companies face in the aftermath of high profile cyberbullying incidents. The author's research evaluates the policies companies develop to protect themselves and users. This includes interviews with NGO and social media co...

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Main Author: Milosevic, Tijana (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2017]
Series:Information society series.
Subjects:
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Table of Contents:
  • Cyberbullying, dignity, and children's rights. When cyberbullying ends in suicide
  • Can E-stay compromise children's rights?
  • Shaping company responsibility : privatized public sphere
  • Vagaries of self-regulation. Perils of politics-driven regulation
  • Industry self-regulation in the US and in the EU
  • Untangling the companies' motives and actions
  • The roles of NGO's in search of transparency and effectiveness
  • Policy solutions. Strengths and limitations of self-regulation
  • Toward a culture of dignity.