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> ads designed to test an hypothesis. Just so we're clear on this: Experimentation on human subjects without consent and informing them is an ethical violation
by Beldin 4y ago
> ads designed to test an hypothesis.
Just so we're clear on this:
Experimentation on human subjects without consent and informing them is an ethical violation. It truly doesn't matter how justified you think your particular research question is, or how small you would rate your ethical transgression.
- tacotacotaco 4y agoThen you agree that Facebook shouldn’t have run psychological experiments[0] on its own users to manipulate their emotional state? [0] https://www.wired.com/2014/06/everything-you-need-to-know-about-facebooks-manipulative-experiment/ https://www.wired.com/2014/06/everything-you-need-to-know-ab...
- worik 4y agoIt is not "Experimentation on human subjects" to inform them of the things that drive ads to them.
- paledot 4y agoBy your reasoning, only ads like this should be permitted, since they're the only ads that explicitly inform the user that they've been targeted.