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Child pornography and deception on the internet: some ethical considerations

John Weckert (Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, Australia)
Barney Dalgarno (School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia)

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society

ISSN: 1477-996X

Article publication date: 1 November 2006

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Abstract

Technology facilitates certain behaviours. This underlies the argument that the Internet may not be as benign as we might like to think. It is argued in this paper, through examination of the case of the capture of a large number of people on charges of possession of child pornography, that the Internet constitutes a kind of unintentional entrapment. Some consequences of this are explored.

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Weckert, J. and Dalgarno, B. (2006), "Child pornography and deception on the internet: some ethical considerations", Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, Vol. 4 No. 4, pp. 205-213. https://doi.org/10.1108/14779960680000293

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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