Protecting children online? : cyberbullying policies of social media companies / Tijana Milosevic ; foreword by Sonia Livingstone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milosevic, Tijana, author.

Livingstone, Sonia M., author of foreword.

Series:

Information society series

The Information Society Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Online social networks--Moral and ethical aspects.

Online social networks.

Internet industry--Moral and ethical aspects.

Internet industry.

Cyberbullying--Prevention.

Cyberbullying.

Physical Description:

xv, 280 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]

Summary:

The provocative question mark at the end of the title should ring the alarm for concerned communities about children's mental and physical health. Bringing social media companies' role into the forefront of a global debate, Milosevic goes straight to the point of responsibility, the weakness of regulation in so many of its facets. She asks uncomfortable questions and does not favor proponents of regulatory intervention or apologists of market-driven 'self-regulation.' Astute, accessible, involved, this book forces us to take a comprehensive, but highly informed and focused look at the world of markets, media, politics, and adult responsibility in protecting children's human dignity and the tragic neglect and intentional exploitation of young lives. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Cyberbullying, Dignity, and Children's Rights 1

1 When Cyberbullying Ends in Suicide 3

2 Can E-safety Compromise Children's Rights? 21

3 Shaping Company Responsibility: Privatized Public Sphere 45

II Vagaries of Self-Regulation 63

4 Perils of Politics-Driven Regulation 65

5 Industry Self-Regulation in the US and in the EU 87

6 Untangling the Companies' Motives and Actions 105

7 The Roles of NGOs in Search of Transparency and Effectiveness 147

III Policy Solutions 169

8 Strengths and Limitations of Self-Regulation 171

9 Toward a Culture of Dignity 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780262037099

0262037092

OCLC:

993623834