Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society: Volume 16 Issue 1

What Words Can’t Say: Emoji and other non-verbal elements of technologically-mediated communication

Alexis M. Elder

This paper aims to survey the moral psychology of emoji, time-restricted messaging and other non-verbal elements of nominally textual computer-mediated communication (CMC). These…

The ghost in the legal machine: algorithmic governmentality, economy, and the practice of law

Adam Harkens

This paper aims to investigate algorithmic governmentality – as proposed by Antoinette Rouvroy – specifically in relation to law. It seeks to show how algorithmic profiling can be…

When guanxi meets connectivity: The underlying mechanisms of young adults’ participation in micro-charity

Xun Lin, Hua Huang

The purpose of this paper is to reveal the underlying mechanisms that drive young adults’ participation in micro-charity.

Do I want to pay to download movies: Factors affecting acceptance of legal movie download services

Sunghan Ryu, Byungho Park

The purpose of this study is to understand the nature and characteristics of legal movie download services and to explore the factors that influence user acceptance of the…

The political economy of human rights organizations’ codes of ethics

Saif AlZahir, Han Donker, John Nofsinger

This paper scrutinizes the impact of socioeconomic, political, legal and religious factors on the internal ethical values of human rights organizations (HROs) worldwide. The…

Learning and social software: exploring the realities in India

Jehangir Bharucha

Digital India’s attempts to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. This research examines three questions: What is the educational importance of…

Making sense of the changing face of Google’s search engine results page: an advertiser’s perspective

Divya Sharma, Agam Gupta, Arqum Mateen, Sankalp Pratap

Google commands approximately 70 per cent of search market share worldwide, resulting in businesses investing heavily in search engine advertising on Google to target potential…