Individuals participating in online communities can remain anonymous and create fictitious personas. The ethical concern of this anonymity is that it

AFacilitates engagement in unethical behaviour ✓ Correct

BPromotes the free expression of ideas

CEnables the government to check the background of communities

DSimplifies business market research

Correct answer: (A) Facilitates engagement in unethical behaviour

Explanation

Online anonymity and fictitious personas can facilitate people engaging in unethical behaviour without accountability.

Promoting free expression of ideas is a benefit, not the ethical concern being asked about.

Enabling the government to check community backgrounds is not the worry raised by anonymity.

Simplifying business market research is unrelated to the ethical problem of hidden identity.

Hidden identity lowers the sense of responsibility for one's actions.

This can encourage trolling, harassment and misinformation online.

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