Social Media Terms and Conditions and Informed Consent From Children: Ethical Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Terms and conditions define the relationship between social media companies and users. However, these legal agreements are long and written in a complex language. It remains questionable whether users understand the terms and conditions and are aware of the consequences of joining such a network. With children from a young age interacting with social media, companies are acquiring large amounts of data, resulting in longitudinal data sets that most researchers can only dream of. The use of social media by children is highly relevant to their mental and physical health for 2 reasons: their health can be adversely affected by social media and their data can be used to conduct health research.

Objective

The aim of this paper is to offer an ethical analysis of how the

SUBMITTER: Schneble CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8103294 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature