#Purge: geovigilantism and geographic information ethics for connective action

Koshiro Suzuki*

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Abstract

Recent technical progress of social networking tools and online mapping devices enabled citizens to send, share, and manipulate digital geographic information. However, it also enabled citizens to exercise the power of mapping without learning the respective codes of ethics. In this paper, the author describes a recent online-agitated riot that occurred in France, in 2018, to demonstrate how a single tweet could generate a massive riot. Applying the notion of geovigilantism and connective action, the author argues that the recent technical innovations in GeoIT are creating new ethical challenges. The author illustrates how the literature in the relevant fields has neglected the necessity of establishing geographic information ethics 2.0 in the current decade.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)445-453
Number of pages9
JournalGeoJournal
Volume86
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021/02

Keywords

  • #Purge
  • Connective action
  • Geographic information ethics 2.0
  • Geovigilantism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development

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