Although there may never be a universally agreed upon set of policies that guide good Internet citizenship, we can begin by exploring patterns of behavior on the Net and how they affect the community at large. In recent years, the status of the Internet has become elevated to the degree that it is now frequently and commonly referred to as a place. Your business may exist in cyberspace. Your social life may be conducted in cyberspace. You may attend classes in cyberspace.
Strangers meet in cyberspace.
People feel comfortable enough to reveal themselves in cyberspace. You can disguise yourself in cyberspace. As acceptance of cyberspace as a place grows, so do the demands on the behavior of the inhabitants. The rules governing behavior in cyberspace provide evidence that the Internet has become a society. A closer look at how we define society support the trends.