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We are currently writing an ethics guide for researching online communication and online media data. Until publication of the guide, please find below some helpful resources to conduct ethical and legal research in this area:
Ethical Internet Research
franzke, alineshakti; Anja Bechmann; Michael Zimmer; Charles Ess, and the Association of Internet Researchers (2020). Internet Research: Ethical Guidelines 3.0. https://aoir.org/reports/ethics3.pdf (accessed: 10.02.2020)
Central University Research Ethics Committee (CUREC). Internet based research (IBR). Best Practice Guidance 06_Version 6.2. https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/files/bpg06internet-basedresearchpdf (accessed: 08.10.2020)
K.EppertI; L.FrischlichI; N.Bögelein; N.JukschatI; M.ReddigI; A.Schmidt-Kleiner(2020). Navigating a Rugged Coastline—Ethics in Empirical (De-)Radicalization Research.https://www.cais.nrw/wp-94fa4-content/uploads/2020/02/CORE_forschung-01_11feb20.pdf (accessed: 03.05.2021)
Data Protection
General Data Protection Regulation https://gdpr-info.eu/
Federal Data Protection Act https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bdsg/ (accessed: 10.02.2020)
Web Scraping
Golla, Sebastian (2019). Kratzen und Schürfen im Datenmilieu – Web Scraping in sozialen Netzwerken zu wissenschaftlichen Forschungszwecken. Kommunikation & Recht, Heft 1. https://baecker.jura.uni-mainz.de/files/2019/01/KUR_01_19_Beitrag_Golla_Schoenfeld.pdf http://methods.sagepub.com/book/researching-power-elites-and-leadership (accessed: 08.10.2020)
Data Archiving
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Data Archiving. https://www.gesis.org/en/services/archiving-and-sharing/sharing-data/data-archiving (accessed: 08.10.2020)
Researchers Saftey
Marwick, A. , Blackwell, L., & Lo, K. (2016). Best Practices for Conducting Risky Research and Protecting Yourself from Online Harassment (Data & Society Guide). New York: Data & Society Research Institute. https://datasociety.net/library/best-practices-for-conducting-risky-research (accessed: 08.10.2020)