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Legal, Ethical and Societal Issues in Media and Information Part II  NETIQUETTE: Ethics on the Internet It is a body of convention and manners in using the internet as a tool for data and communication exchange. Social Guidelines on the internet....

Legal, Ethical and Societal Issues in Media and Information Part II  NETIQUETTE: Ethics on the Internet It is a body of convention and manners in using the internet as a tool for data and communication exchange. Social Guidelines on the internet. NETIQUE TTE Network Etiquette  Guidelines in Interacting in Cyberspace 1. Remember the humans It is aligned with the golden rule “Do not do to others what you do not want others to do unto you.” Try not to be offensive by being careful in choosing the words you share on the internet. 2. Adhere the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life. Be ethical. Follow the same standards of cyberspace as you abide the laws of society. 3. Know where you are in cyberspace What is acceptable for you may not be acceptable for others. If you are new on a cyberspace domain, try to fit and learn the nature. 4. Make yourself look good online Pay attention to the content of your writing. Be sure you know what you are talking about. 5. Respect other people’s time and bandwidth Be sure that what you share is worthy of the audience’s time and avoid creating disturbances in the bandwidths of the internet. 6. Share expert knowledge Do not be afraid to share what you know. 7. Help keep flame wars under control “Flaming” is what people do when they express a strongly held opinion without holding back any emotion. 8. Respect other people’s privacy Make sure not to invade others’ privacy. 9. Do not abuse your power Knowing more than others do, or having more power than they do, does not give you the right to take advantage of them.  Digital Divide The gap between digitally adept population and the non-technological ones caused the world to undergo digital divide. eason of the division: Poverty Digital literacy Gap between younger and older generations in terms of technological use Internet Addiction The excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges, or behaviors regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or pinterest.ch distress.  Five Types of Internet addiction 1. Cyber Sexual addiction to adult chat rooms or cyber porn. 2. Cyber relationship addiction to online friendships or affairs that replace the real life situations. 3. Net compulsions to online gambling, auctions, or obsessive trading 4. Information overload to compulsive web surfing or databases searches 5. Computer addiction to game playing or programming. Not being productive Five ways to curb internet use 1. Schedule your internet time. 2. Answer social media replies or mails on intervals. 3. Disable unnecessary notifications. 4. Spend more time doing other activities. 5. Spend more time with people in person.  Cyberbullying The intimidation, oppression, harassment, and discrimination done via information and communication technology. Kidshelpline.com.a Various ways in which cyberbullying may occur 1. Flaming- Sending angry, rude, vulgar messages directed at a person or to an online group. 2. Harassment- Repeatedly sending a person offensive message. 3. Cyberstalking- Harassment that includes threats of harm 4. Denigration- Sending or posting harmful, untrue, or cruel statements about a person to other people. (putting you down. 5. Masquerade- pretending to be someone else, and sending or posting materials that portrays a person or entity negatively 6. Outing and Trickery- Sending or posting material about a person that contains sensitive information, including forwarding private message or images. 7. Exclusion- Action that Specially and intentionally exclude a person from an online group  Cybercrime  Hacking  Cybersex  Child pornography  Identity theft  Online libel  Illegal access to data  Online piracy RA 10175  Cybersquatting Cybercrime Prevention Act of 20