Exploring the ethical and legal implications of new media technologies

Running head: SOCIAL RESEARCH
Social Research
Topic: Exploring the ethical and legal implications of new media technologies
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1SOCIAL RESEARCH
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Society nowadays lives surrounded by the social media more than ever and this is
why, the research is to be conducted about the ethical and legal implications about the new
media technologies and what impact it has on the privacy of the users (Gillespie, 2010).
Basic description of research problem
The basic idea of a research problem can be stated as the area of concern which is
addressed in the research to make sure that the entire research process feasibly provides
solution to the problem that has been found in the entire area of concern. In this particular
topic, the problem that has been raised due to the privacy concerns of the users while they are
using the social media networks for sharing their details or information that might be too
intricate or private in nature (Shu et al., 2017). The research should set out for finding a
solution to the problem through effective measures taken.
Brief outline of two key theories and/or researchers addressing the same research
problem
There have been various researches conducted to find the problems regarding user
privacy while they have been using the social media websites or applications. The ways that
these websites have become an inherent and integral part of human lives have made it pretty
inevitable that web activities and social media activities would be one of the most influential
aspects in the recent times (Balkin, 2004). The growth of social media networks has also been
growing exponentially as a result. It has been found through researches that the sharing of
information has also been extremely high while the researches have been in conduction.
Personal information has been easily accessible and so has been the risk of data breaches and
identity thefts utilizing the accessible information.