The group of experts Inethics, which investigates issues relating to Internet ethics, has proposed the main provisions of the draft Ethical Code of the Internet. The code I targeted at the entire Internet community (users, providers, and site ownerdz0 and secures the interests of countries Its purpose s to solve the problem of immoral behavior in the Internet and offer users a new, ethical model of behavior in the Internet.

The basic principles of the proposed Internet Code of Ethics are as follows: “The Internet community: 1. Acts in accordance with the ethical guidelines of present Code; 2. Respects the freedom of speech, informational transparency and efficiency; 3. Observes the laws of one’s country; 4. Respects honor and dignity of people. Insulting is eliminated; 5. Considers public accessibility of Internet including children; 6. Only distributes valid information; 7. Respect copyright. Plagiary is intolerable; 8. Seeks the purity of the native language; 9. Respect moral and cultural values; 10. Shows fidelity in fighting spam and network attacks; 11. Admits mistakes and corrects them promptly.”

Because the Code is targeted at democratic countries, its provisions are recommendatory in nature.

The group of experts Inethics (a derivative from the word combination “Internet Ethics”) was created in Moscow in 2006. It comprises young scientists and experts in the area of ethics, philosophy, political science, the Internet, PR, IT, and lawyers specializing on ethics issues in the Internet.

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