Imagine a world where the internet isn't just a place for shouting matches and fake news. This work creates a set of 'ground rules' for how people and companies should talk to each other online to keep things honest and respectful. It even includes a game to help people practice handling tricky ethical arguments without starting a fight.
Companies and platforms struggle to manage hate speech and disinformation because there are no shared ethical standards for non-professional communicators. This leads to brand damage and toxic online environments.
A Civic Code of Good Communication Conduct, an interactive 'dilemma game' for ethical training, and a network of civic accountability bodies.
If you are a platform moderator dealing with hate speech and disinformation — this project developed a Civic Code of Good Communication Conduct that provides a standard for ethical interaction. This helps in creating clearer community guidelines and accountability measures.
If you are a PR agency dealing with complex ethical crises in public communication — this project developed a 'dilemma game' and a forum for learning. These tools allow your team to train for high-pressure ethical scenarios before they happen.
If you are an EdTech company dealing with the need for digital citizenship curricula — this project developed educational tools and an interactive game. These can be integrated into learning modules to build civic resilience in students.
Based on available project data, no pricing or cost information is provided as this is an EU-funded research project.
The project aims to establish a European network of civic accountability bodies, suggesting a plan for wide-scale adoption across 8 countries.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, though the project focuses on the transfer of knowledge and exploitation of results in WP5.
It provides policy recommendations and a Civic Code of Good Communication Conduct to help manage ethical issues in public communication.
The project runs from 2023-06-01 to 2026-05-31, with the first year focused on theoretical foundations.
The consortium is heavily academic, consisting of 6 universities and 2 research institutions. However, it includes 1 industry partner and 1 SME, providing a 10% industry ratio to ensure the theoretical ethics codes have some practical application in the real world across 8 European countries.
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