M2 – Legal and ethical issues
When
creating a social media app, it inevitable that a number of legal and ethical
issues are going to come with it. One of the biggest legal issues my social
media app is going to face is copyright. This is when a person/organisation
uses something that is copyrighted by another company without their permission.
To avoid this scenario, I will ensure that every brand that is featured on my
website will be informed of my plans for a social media app and will have given
me permission to use their brand via a documented signature. However, to be
extra safe, I will get in contact with ISPO who will check my app for any
copyright infringements before the app is launched to avoid any law suits being
filed against Crepcheck.
An ethical
issue that I will have to pay attention to is a user’s ability to hurt of
offend another user via the app. This could potentially be done in the ratings
section in which users are allowed to leave a small comment to sum up their
views on a particular pair of shoes. If bad language etc. is used in their
comment, then this could offend some users which may put them off visiting
Crepcheck again. To combat this, I will put a language filter in the comments
section which means that comments containing any strong language will not be
able to be uploaded until they are rid of any bad language.
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