To catch a predator? The MySpace moral panic
Marwick discusses moral panics over contemporary technology, which she calls technopanics. She compares the cyberporn panic of nineteen ninety-six with the later panic over online predators and MySpace to show links between media coverage and rules about internet content. In both cases the concern was uses of technology deemed harmful to children, and both were fuelled by media coverage that framed the case for content regulation.
Marwick discusses moral panics over contemporary technology, which she calls technopanics. She compares the cyberporn panic of nineteen ninety-six with the later panic over online predators and MySpace to show links between media coverage and rules about internet content. In both cases the concern was uses of technology deemed harmful to children, and both were fuelled by media coverage that framed the case for content regulation.
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Marwick, A. E. (2008). To catch a predator? The MySpace moral panic. First Monday, 13(6). doi:10.5210/fm.v13i6.2152