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Social norms can also be defined on the Internet.

According to Lawrence Lessig, social norms can regulate behavior in cyberspace.

Norms constrain through perceptions from the community surrounding an individual.

If a disabled person boards a crowded bus it is expected that someone will volunteer their seat.

The same social norm, although executed in a different environment, can also be applied to the Internet.

If a user enters a discussion in a chat room and continues to use all capital letters when addressing other users, this action may result in that user being blocked by other participants.

There are social norms in cyberspace that users must adapt in order to maintain a domain of public good that can be enjoyed by the masses.