Web-site about Internet Ethics & Internet Code of Ethics project

Evgeny Yadryshnikov

Head of Inethics group of experts and author of Internet Code of Ethics project is a postgraduate student of Moscow state University, Philosophy faculty.
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The basic principles of Internet Code of Ethics

Internet community:

1. Operates, following the ethical guidelines of the Codex.

2. Respects the freedom of speech, informational transparency and efficiency

3. Observes the laws of one’s country

4. Respects honour and dignity of people. Insulting is eliminated

5. Considers public accessibility of Internet including children

6. Distributes truthful information only.

7. Respect copyright. Plagiary is intolerable.

8. Opposes mixed-type content that deteriorates the site's reputation and makes it difficult to search for information efficiently.

9. Seeks the purity of the native language.

10. Respects moral and cultural values

11. Shows fidelity in fighting spam and network attacks.

12. Admits mistakes and corrects them promptly.

13. Creates in people stronger trust in Internet.

Press-release

The basic principles of Internet Code of Ethics are announced

Moscow, August 19th, 2008

Inethics, the expert group engaged in problems of ethics in Internet, announces the basic principles of the project of Internet Code of Ethics which is intended for the whole Internet community (users, providers, site-owners) and is also supposed to satisfy the state requirements of different countries. The purpose of the Code – to tackle the issue of immoral conduct in Internet and to suggest for Internet community members a new ethical behaviour pattern.
After having analysed current ethical issues in Internet and having studied and questioned Internet users, Inethics expert group (www.inethics.com) hereby presents the basic principles of Internet Code of Ethics:

Internet community:

1. Is acting, governed by 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 honour 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.

Taking into consideration diversity of the audience Ethical Code is addressed to, all the clauses of the document are given in testimonial wording with no obliging for anybody.

Head of Inethics expert group Evgeny Yadryshnikov said: “At the present moment Internet users are hardly paying any attention to “inethics” or internet ethics. As a result unauthorized advertising mailings are sent to email post boxes, obscene language is used in blogs, forums and chats; and hackers keep attacking sites”.

“Internet is a global informational space in which every person has a right for his or her opinion. Therefore at the present moment the world community does not need regulations in Internet, as users themselves do not want to be restricted. However Internet Code of Ethics is written in simple and apprehensible language, could serve as an instrument to optimize communicational interaction in Internet and to solve ethical and moral issues”.

Inethics

Inethics expert group set up in Moscow in 2006 joins together young scientists and experts if spheres of ethics, philosophy, political science, PR, Internet, IT and law who engage themselves in issues of “inethics” – Internet Ethics.
Evgeny Yadryshnikov, head of the group and author of “Ethical Code” project is a postgraduate student of Moscow state University, Philosophy faculty.
Website if the group: www.inethics.com

For any additional information please address:
Head of expert group “Inethics”

Evgeny Yadryshnikov
www.inethics.com
mediainethics [dot] com