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On the Ethics of Making Technology Addictive

Vikram Bhargava, assistant professor of management at SCU will discuss the new ethical concerns raised by the common practice of companies purposefully making technology addictive.

Monday, October 8, 2018
12:45pm – 2:00pm
Haldeman, Room 125
Intended Audience(s): Alumni, Faculty, Postdoc, Staff, Students-Graduate, Students-Undergraduate
Categories: Free Food, Lectures & Seminars
Registration required.

The Ethics Institute at Dartmouth Lunch Series

While many ethical issues surround the practices of Internet and social media businesses (e.g, their role in creating intellectual echo chambers, radicalizing terrorists, manipulating global geopolitical events, etc.), in this Ethics Institute at Dartmouth lunch session, we will focus on the fact that internet companies commonly design their websites and apps to be addictive. Join us as we explore the unique ethical concerns raised by addictive websites, including:

What is the difference between making a product more attractive versus more addictive? What are the specific ethical issues raised by social media platforms that are not raised by the sale of other addictive products such as alcohol and cigarettes? Is there a distinctive kind of ethical wrongdoing involved when Internet companies aim to make their products more addictive? REGISTER HERE

For more information, contact:
Diane Belback
diane.n.belback@dartmouth.edu
603-646-1263
Permanent URL to this event: https://ethics-institute.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=53326

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