Franklin, Andrews, Kramer & Edelstein

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Facebook’s emotional contagion study and the ethical problem of co-opted identity in mediated environments where users lack control

Evan Selinger
Department of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology, USAFirst Published May 13, 2015 Research Article
https://doi.org/10.1177/1747016115579531

Abstract
We argue a main but underappreciated reason why the Facebook emotional contagion experiment is ethically problematic is that it co-opted user data in a way that violated identity-based norms and exploited the vulnerability of those disclosing on social media who are unable to control how personal information is presented in this technologically mediated environment.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1747016115579531