conference paper published Julian Marx author Milad Mirbabaie author 88691 <jats:p>Social media have become not only integral parts of our private and professional lives, but also an indispensable source of data for empirical research across a variety of academic disciplines. Applying a Social Media Analytics (SMA) methodology, however, imposes heavy ethical challenges on researchers. Scholars in the Information Systems (IS) discipline must deal with a patchwork of ethical frameworks, regulations, and (missing) institutional support. To initiate a debate on how to develop a common understanding of SMA research ethics, this paper compiles a scoping review of extant literature and suggests a research agenda for IS scholarship on this matter. The review yields a total of eight fundamental principles of ethical SMA research, which provide a starting point to guiding individual researchers towards more ethical conduct. At the same time, this work unearths a multitude of intricate dilemmas that are currently unresolved. The findings of this review will encourage IS scholarship to find its own voice in the debate about social media research ethics.</jats:p> Australian Journal of Information Systems2022 eng Information Systems and ManagementHuman-Computer InteractionBusinessManagement and Accounting (miscellaneous)Information Systems 1449-861810.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287 26 Marx, J., &#38; Mirbabaie, M. (2022). The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems. <i>Australasian Journal of Information Systems</i>, <i>26</i>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287">https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287</a> @inproceedings{Marx_Mirbabaie_2022, title={The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems}, volume={26}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287">10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287</a>}, booktitle={Australasian Journal of Information Systems}, publisher={Australian Journal of Information Systems}, author={Marx, Julian and Mirbabaie, Milad}, year={2022} } Marx J, Mirbabaie M. The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems. In: <i>Australasian Journal of Information Systems</i>. Vol 26. Australian Journal of Information Systems; 2022. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287">10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287</a> Marx, Julian, and Milad Mirbabaie. “The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems.” <i>Australasian Journal of Information Systems</i>, vol. 26, Australian Journal of Information Systems, 2022, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287">10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287</a>. J. Marx and M. Mirbabaie, “The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems,” in <i>Australasian Journal of Information Systems</i>, 2022, vol. 26, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287">10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287</a>. Marx, Julian, and Milad Mirbabaie. “The Investigator’s Dilemma - A Review of Social Media Analytics Research Ethics in Information Systems.” In <i>Australasian Journal of Information Systems</i>, Vol. 26. Australian Journal of Information Systems, 2022. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287">https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3287</a>. J. Marx, M. Mirbabaie, in: Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Australian Journal of Information Systems, 2022. 371402023-01-17T15:18:34Z2023-01-18T07:56:57Z