Online

Ethics and
Etiquette
 Online ethics
focuses on the
acceptable use of
online resources
in an online social
environment.
Netiquette is a combination
of the words network and
etiquette and is defined as a
set of rules for acceptable
online behaviour (What is
Netiquette? A Guide to
Online Ethics and
Etiquette n.d.).
 10 Basic
Rules of
Netiquette
The rules of etiquette are just as important
in cyberspace as they are in the
real world (Hartney 2020)
1. Make Real People a
Priority
If you are talking personally
and face to face with
someone, stop browsing or
chatting with anybody else in
your cellphone.
 2. Use Respectful
Language
Avoid name-calling, cursing,
expressing deliberately offensive
opinions. In typing, don't use caps
lock. Text in all caps is generally
perceived as yelling or flaming which
cause misunderstanding and trouble.
Please don't forget to say please and
thank you as appropriate.
 3. Share With
Discretion
Avoid sending naked sexy pictures, drunk
pictures, drug use pictures or unedited home
video. If you would have a problem with your
boss, your parents, or your kids seeing it
now, or at any point in the future, don't post
it online. Children should not post private
information online. Do not also share your
location or picture where you are currently
at. Keep your personal information
private.
 4. Don't Exclude
Others
Don’t let others feel that they are the
one you are talking to in your obscure
comment to your Facebook status,
forum or Instagram story. And if you
have an n-joke to share with one other
person, or a small number of people
in a larger online group, send them a
private message.
 5. Choose Friends
Wisely
It is insulting to be dropped from
someone's friend list on a social
media site. So, think about it before
sending a friend request or accepting
an invitation. If you don't want to be
in touch with someone, don't add
them in the first place. This must be
observed by kids or teens so they
will not be a victim of online
predation.
 6. Respect People's
Privacy
The same goes for uploading photos or
videos that include other people because
others who are in this photo don’t want to
be viewed by unknown friends. This also
applies for tagging people on Facebook
because others don’t want to be tagged.
Another example is don't sign up for
newsletters and other communications
using someone else's email address. If
you apply this rule, hackers might not
have chance to enter and ruin your
digital life.
 7. Fact Check Before
Reposting
If you aren't sure of the facts that
you’re going to repost, email it to
someone who does know or can find
out. Or do a search on Google or
snopes.com. Because once you’ve
reposted a fake news or false facts,
many can possibly believe it and
spread once again.
 8. Respond to Emails
Promptly
In doing this, you can easily check
whether the emails you received are
spams, unsolicited messages or crafty
stuffs and delete these right away. But
if you send your email to your friends
or set it as public, then you need to
respond immediately. But double-
check where it really came because
there are people who are fond of
playing or making fake emails just to
get in touch with you.
 9. Update Online
Information
Don't leave inaccurate information
online that will mislead your friends
or your customers if you have an
online business. If you have a
business website, update it
regularly. Like your operating hours,
if you are not available for that time,
change it right away.
 10. Think before Click

Don’t hesitate to think before

clicking because you might click an
unknown links or files that are likely
to contain malware which will infect
your devices or a link to hacker’s
website. Think before clicking Like
in social media posts because it
might be a suicide post that will end
to death because you liked his
suicidal post.