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Basic dos and don’ts of Internet Postings on Interactive Sites
Ethical and legal boundaries are important in posting personal material
When a young videographer posted a video of a counseling session that took place at
Planned Parenthood, this raised ethical concerns. What type of material crosses the
line for posting? Can someone play “gotcha” in a doctor’s office, for example?
The guidelines for posting on YouTube rule out posting obscene, pornographic,
copyrighted or violent material. It doesn’t, however, exclude the posting of personal
material, although this is a consideration, given the issues that are involved on the
Internet, specifically as being discussed with reference to privacy concerns.
Planned Parenthood provides counseling for young women who need birth control
information or are worried about unwanted pregnancies. Abortion is one of the
considerations at the clinics supported by the organization. Many women come only
to explore alternatives; others come about the abortion procedure itself. This is
controversial in society, and there are strident claims by pro-life groups that declare
the right to life supersedes concerns about certain legalities. But are there
boundaries that need to be applied for the protection of everyone? These are the
concerns about the Internet, especially those involved in ethics.
It is of particular concern since social interactive sites like YouTube, Twitter,
Facebook, My Space and Topix have become so popular across all age groups and
social communities. The questions about ethics and what can or cannot be said seem
to be discussed but some of the problems remain, YouTube has a big tent for people
posting videos. Some of these videos, however, may be outside reasonable limits.
Controversies are springing up about this. That’s particularly true when someone
posts highly personal material from Planned Parenthood.
There have been a number of instances where “gotcha” videos have been reported,
one particularly where a 20-year-old videographer named Lila Rose, who is a pro-life
activist, made a video of a counseling session at Planned Parenthood. This was part
of an activist group’s interest in overturning Roe v Wade. Presently this same group
is alleging Planned Parenthood is denying them free speech by taking down the
video. They have also accused Planned Parenthood of advocating abortion of
minorities and filmed that as well.
The ethics of posting personal videos and taping private conversations should be
specifically addressed because of the problems faced by those exposed to having
their private lives invaded and because people have actually been harmed.
Basically, these are some of things people should be conscious of when uploading
videos or any material to the Internet for posting:
Ethical and legal boundaries are important in posting personal material
When a young videographer posted a video of a counseling session that took place at
Planned Parenthood, this raised ethical concerns. What type of material crosses the
line for posting? Can someone play “gotcha” in a doctor’s office, for example?
The guidelines for posting on YouTube rule out posting obscene, pornographic,
copyrighted or violent material. It doesn’t, however, exclude the posting of personal
material, although this is a consideration, given the issues that are involved on the
Internet, specifically as being discussed with reference to privacy concerns.
Planned Parenthood provides counseling for young women who need birth control
information or are worried about unwanted pregnancies. Abortion is one of the
considerations at the clinics supported by the organization. Many women come only
to explore alternatives; others come about the abortion procedure itself. This is
controversial in society, and there are strident claims by pro-life groups that declare
the right to life supersedes concerns about certain legalities. But are there
boundaries that need to be applied for the protection of everyone? These are the
concerns about the Internet, especially those involved in ethics.
It is of particular concern since social interactive sites like YouTube, Twitter,
Facebook, My Space and Topix have become so popular across all age groups and
social communities. The questions about ethics and what can or cannot be said seem
to be discussed but some of the problems remain, YouTube has a big tent for people
posting videos. Some of these videos, however, may be outside reasonable limits.
Controversies are springing up about this. That’s particularly true when someone
posts highly personal material from Planned Parenthood.
There have been a number of instances where “gotcha” videos have been reported,
one particularly where a 20-year-old videographer named Lila Rose, who is a pro-life
activist, made a video of a counseling session at Planned Parenthood. This was part
of an activist group’s interest in overturning Roe v Wade. Presently this same group
is alleging Planned Parenthood is denying them free speech by taking down the
video. They have also accused Planned Parenthood of advocating abortion of
minorities and filmed that as well.
The ethics of posting personal videos and taping private conversations should be
specifically addressed because of the problems faced by those exposed to having
their private lives invaded and because people have actually been harmed.
Basically, these are some of things people should be conscious of when uploading
videos or any material to the Internet for posting: