#digital-ethics

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Digital life
fromThe Nation
6 days ago

The Lost Souls of the Internet

Digital platforms shape emotions, identities, and behavior while creating ethical, psychological, and practical obstacles to escaping their pervasive influence.
fromApaonline
1 week ago

Cyber-Intimacies: Emotional Harms, Sexual Liberation, and Education in the Digital Age

Emerging technology has permeated our intimate relationships, altering how we connect, maintain bonds, explore desires, and define love. Online dating platforms, virtual dates, and romantic exchanges via social media remain essential beyond the pandemic, sustaining relationships in the digital realm. Meanwhile, pornography algorithms, innovations like smart sex toys, sexbots, and AI companions can enhance physical intimacy and challenge taboos, providing new avenues for individuals to engage in sexual practices on their own... or directly with artificial products.
Philosophy
US politics
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How Fake AI Political Accounts Fool Us

AI-generated personalities can easily mislead large audiences by mimicking social interactions.
MAGA Megan TikTok illustrates the risks of AI misinformation in the context of identity and engagement.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Vile: Exhumed, Banned from Steam, Is Now A Free Game

Vile: Exhumed, a psychological horror game, is now a free download due to Steam's ban on certain adult content, with proceeds benefiting charity.
Artificial intelligence
fromSFGATE
3 months ago

All in on AI, San Francisco is also battling its dark side

San Francisco's lawsuit against AI-generated pornography highlights a critical legal battle against nonconsensual deepfakes, underlining the city's pivotal role in AI.
Digital life
fromTheregister
3 months ago

India reminds Big Tech it prohibits use of dark patterns

India's government demands big tech companies end deceptive design practices known as dark patterns.
Social media marketing
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

How the Digital Age Is Unraveling Our Moral Compass

Digital fame often rewards unethical behavior and devalues true merit.
Modeling empathy and integrity restores collective moral standards.
Children require strong ethical role models to support their development.
Social media marketing
fromHackernoon
4 months ago

Misinformation, Hacktivism, and the Future of the Internet | HackerNoon

Hacktivists are increasingly targeting misinformation on social media, employing tactics such as leaking and doxing to counteract disinformation efforts.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 months ago

He's the key person behind the most notorious deepfake porn site in the world. And he's Canadian | CBC News

David Do ran the notorious MrDeepFakes.com, a site for non-consensual AI-generated pornography, which has now been shut down after exposure.
fromKotaku
4 months ago

Roblox Has A Community Of Players Who Recreate School Shootings

The Anti-Defamation League's report details the troubling trend of Roblox users creating 'true crime' simulations, specifically those focused on infamous real-life school shootings.
Video games
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