Online public shaming: virtues and vices

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• dc.contributor.author Billingham, Paul
• dc.contributor.author Parr, Tom
• dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-30T08:48:34Z
• dc.date.available 2021-11-30T08:48:34Z
• dc.date.issued 2020
• dc.description.abstract We are witnessing increasing use of the Internet, particular social media, to criticize (perceived) moral failings and misdemeanors. This phenomenon of so-called ‘online public shaming’ could provide a powerful tool for reinforcing valuable social norms. But it also threatens unwarranted and severe punishments meted out by online mobs. Drawing on the work of John Locke, as well as on recent discussions of social norms, we analyze the dangers associated with the informal enforcement of norms, but also highlight the promise of this practice. We then consider two crucial conditions that online public shaming must meet in order to be justifiable: proportionality and accountability. We argue that these requirements are in fact frequently violated, rendering most cases of online public shaming unjustified. While the use of online public shaming against others’ vices has some apparent virtues, it is currently rarely justified, given its own vices.
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• dc.identifier.citation Billingham P, Parr T. Online public shaming: virtues and vices. Journal of Social Philosophy. 2020 Fall;51(3):371-90. DOI: 10.1111/josp.12308
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josp.12308
• dc.identifier.issn 0047-2786
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/49098
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Wiley
• dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Social Philosophy. 2020 Fall;51(3):371-90
• dc.rights This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Billingham P, Parr T. Online public shaming: virtues and vices. Journal of Social Philosophy. 2020 Fall;51(3):371-90. DOI: 10.1111/josp.12308, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josp.12308. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
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• dc.subject.keyword Accountability
• dc.subject.keyword Locke
• dc.subject.keyword Proportionality
• dc.subject.keyword Public shaming
• dc.subject.keyword Social norms
• dc.title Online public shaming: virtues and vices
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