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Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Exploring Questions of Media Morality
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The Dark Side of the Online Self: A Pragmatist Critique of the Growing Plague of Revenge Porn

Pages 168-183 | Received 04 Nov 2013, Accepted 20 Feb 2014, Published online: 18 Jul 2014

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