Dear all, apologies for cross-posting. We are really pleased to announce the publication of the openly access special issue *Internet Research Ethics in the Platform Society: Theoretical Reflections, Research Experiences, and Open Questions* of the journal *Comunicazioni Sociali. Journal of Media, Performing Arts and Cultural Studies* The full articles are available in gold open access at the following link: https://comunicazionisociali.vitaepensiero.it/scheda-fascicolo_contenitore_d... The special issue (see the table of contents below) offers an insightful journey into some of the most relevant issues of internet and social media research ethics, such as privacy, informed consent, harm minimization - for both informants and researchers -, contextual integrity, applied to challenging situations, like small data, Instagram live, antagonistic social media groups. The special issue sheds also light on the importance of considering the contextual situation of the research and the awareness of researchers about ethics comparing the perspective of different countries. We hope that the special issue can be useful for researchers but also for students and doctoral candidates. Kind regards Elisabetta Locatelli, aline franzke shakti, Charles M. Ess, Table of contents ELISABETTA LOCATELLI, ALINE SHAKTI FRANZE, CHARLES M. ESS Introduction. Over Twenty Years of Internet Research Ethics: Key Concepts and Future Challenges ELISABETTA RISI, GUIDO DI FRAIA Collect and Handle Personal Social Media Data. Ethical Issues of an Empirical Internet Research SUAY MELISA ÖZKULA The Vulnerability Triad: New Considerations for Ethics and Risk Identification in Ambiguous and Antagonistic Digital Spaces LEAH CORINNE JONES Heuristic Questions for Instagram Live KATIE MACKINNON, PROSHAT NOURI-BEHROUZ, JACQUELYN BURKELL. The ‘Thorniness’ of Social Media Research: Identifying Internet Research Ethics (IRE) Challenges and Ambiguities in the Canadian Context ARNE FREYA ZILLICH, DANIELA SCHLÜTZ, EVA-MARIA ROEHSE, ELENA LINK, WIEBKE MÖRING Practicing Internet Research Ethics: Challenges and Solutions from a German Perspective SANA ZAINAB, MARYAM MANSOOR, UZMA GUL Self-Restrictions among Media Researchers in Global South and Regional Priorities: Challenges for Freedom of Expression and Ethical Research Miscellaneous section NICO CARPENTIER Palimpsestic Memorializations of World War II: A Visual Essay on Material Displacements and Discursive Struggles in the Estonian Memorialscape ALESSANDRA MICALIZZI, REBECCA PARACIANI Words Backstage. Italian Music Industry and Gender Discrimination [http://static.unicatt.it/ext-portale/5xmille_firma_mail_2023.jpg] <https://www.unicatt.it/uc/5xmille>