Develop a case study about an ethical issue in an online context and provide a short reflection on the issues you think that it raises. A poster presentation usually occurs at a conference. People...

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ATS3445 Ethical analysisof case studies worksheet
Use this worksheet to help you think through the issues for Assessments 3 and 4. You do not need to fill in every box in the grids. Fill in what is relevant.
1. Choose a single incident/ example of an act of communication. What happened?Briefly describe the act. Use neutral /factual terms. Include URLs for sources of information.
Two pressure cooker bombs detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in April 2013, shocking the entire globe and leaving three people dead and several others seriously injured. A community was in shock following this ho
ific incident, and law enforcement authorities immediately began a large manhunt to find and capture the bomber culprits. A serious case of online shaming took place, exposing the evil side of the internet age amid the commotion and need to find the criminals.
The Misidentification of Sunil Tripathi: Sunil Tripathi, a 22-year-old Brown University student who had been missing for several weeks previous to the Boston Marathon, was at the center of this te
ifying episode. The upheaval that followed demonstrated the explosive potential of social media and the negative effects of online shaming. It all started when online detectives, mostly on Reddit and Twitter, launched a spontaneous investigation to find the Boston Marathon bombing perpetrators. They went through the incident's photos and videos in an effort to find any leads. They started to make associations between the suspects and anyone who had even the slightest resemblance in their want to help law enforcement.
The Rapid Spread of False Claims: As the internet manhunt intensified, Reddit users started to post images of Sunil Tripathi, alleging that he resembled one of the people seen in the CCTV film. This innocent comment suddenly turned into a flu
y of rumors and charges. On Twitter, thousands of individuals started to discuss and spread the bogus accusations as Sunil's name started to trend. The results were immediate and disastrous. Sunil's family was thrown into the center of an international internet shaming campaign while already dealing with the heart
eaking mystery of his absence. The charges and false information persisted despite the utter lack of any proof connecting Sunil to the blast.
The Tragedy: Sunil's struggle tragically took a tragic turn when his lifeless body was found in the Providence River. He had committed suicide after giving in to the severe psychological agony
ought on by the web campaign that falsely accused him of participating in a te
orist event. Sunil Tripathi's misidentification serves as a sobering reminder of the dangers of online shaming and the possible real-world repercussions it might have. Due to his abduction, Sunil was already in a precarious situation and was made the target of a continuous and pointless online witch hunt. Instead of being tied with baseless charges and widespread condemnation, his name could have stood for hope and the pursuit of answers.
The Ethical Dimension: Serious ethical issues are
ought up by this occu
ence. Fundamental ethical norms were
eached by the hasty rendering of judgments, the disdain for the legal maxim "innocent until proven guilty," and the disseminating of false material.
2. How common is this as a type of act? How is this related to a wider social issue?
Online shaming is regretfully a rather typical phenomenon in the digital age, particularly in the form of misidentification and false charges. The quick spread of information, the impact of social media, and the dynamics of online communities are larger societal challenges that are tied to its ubiquity.
Commonality: Sunil Tripathi's situation during the Boston Marathon bombing is not an unusual instance of online shaming. There have been many more cases of misidentification and false charges in the past, sometimes sparked by popular social media trends or heated online debates. These incidents can target participants in high-profile events, but they can also have an impact on regular people who are caught in an unfavorable situation. The ease with which information may be spread online, along with the tendency for virtual groups to develop a herd mentality, contributes to the regularity of such behavior.
Related to Wider Social Issues
The commonality of online shaming is closely related to several
oader social issues:
· Online communities may serve as echo chambers where rumors and false information can spread quickly. People may feel motivated to discover solutions very away after a momentous incident, especially one with a high emotional effect like a te
orist attack. This sense of urgency may cause quick...