Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is pleased to announce the winners of its 2019 International Student Essay Contest.
ESSAY TOPIC: Is there an ethical responsibility to regulate the Internet? If so, why and to what extent? If not, why not?
Students thoughtfully approached this topic, looking at the question from philosophical, political, and ethical perspectives. They considered human rights and free expression in their arguments, while also taking into account real-world policy considerations and economic implications. They contemplated their own use of the Internet and practically examined the consequences of regulation, or not, on a global scale.
Thank you to all who submitted essays. We received entries from students across the globe with representation from: Bangladesh, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Italy, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, South Korea, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, and Zimbabwe.
And the winners are:
High School Category
First PrizeBig Data, Surveillance, and the Tradeoffs of Internet RegulationSeungki Kim, BC Collegiate School, South Korea
Second PrizeInternet Regulation: The Responsibility of the PeopleJustin Oh, Chadwick International School, South Korea
Third PrizeInternet Regulations Are the Superbugs of SpeechJennifer Baek, Jericho High School, USA
Undergraduate Category
First PrizeIF Internet — THEN Free Evgeny Nedoborskiy, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Second PrizeSharing is Caring: Governing the InternetSasa Jovanovic, Bowdoin College, USA
Third PrizeGlobal Internet, Global RegulationsZahra Niazi, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Pakistan
Graduate Category
First PrizeCompromising on Censorship? The Case for a Bilateral Agreement Over the InternetRomain Forestier, Sciences Po, France and Università Bocconi, Italy
Second PrizeIn Favor of the Public Interest: Social Media Should be RegulatedMargarita Valkovskaya, Syracuse University, USA