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The original edition of this interdisciplinary textbook was the first to consider the ethical issues of digial media from a global, cross-cultural perspective. This third edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest research and developments, including the rise of big data, AI, and the internet of things. The book's case studies and pedagogical material have also been extensively revised and updated to include such watershed events as the Snowden revalations, #Gamergate, the Cambridge Analytica scandal, privacy policy developments, and the emerging Chinese social credit system. New topics include "death online," "slow/fair technology," and material on sexbots. The "ethical toolkit" that introduces prevailing ethical theories and their applications to the central issues of privacy, copyright, pornography and violence, and the ethics of cross-cultural communication online, has likewise been revised and expanded. Each topic and theory is interwoven throughout the volume with detailed sets of questions, additional resources, and suggestions for further research and writing. Together, these enable readers to foster careful reflection upon, discussion of, and writing about these issues and their possible resolutions.