The phrase "unethical methods" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when referring to methods or strategies that are not morally acceptable. For example, "The business was accused of using unethical methods to achieve financial success."
Phone-hacking and other illegal or unethical methods have been common at many British newspapers that are not Murdoch-owned.
The Lancet acted today only because it no longer had a viable choice: last week, Britain's General Medical Council issued a scathing statement detailing Wakefield's unethical methods.
Last week, Google came under fire from British politicians, one of whom publicly accused the internet giant of using unethical methods to avoid paying its fair share of tax.
In addition, the fact that large parts of the press continue to employ private investigators to carry out covert surveillance without any clear public interest supports the conclusion that... the press retains a casual (or less than robust) attitude to the use of unethical methods of acquiring private information.
Inside of Belarus, the BRSM has been accused of using unethical methods to increase its membership.
There's just no way she could get away with the sexual indecency or unethical methods of teaching.
However, the MPs said that Brooks must take responsibility for the culture which permitted unethical newsgathering methods over Dowler in 2002.
The inquiry will not be limited to phone hacking, Jay said, adding that Leveson was keen to learn about all "unlawful and unethical" newsgathering methods, including subterfuge and blagging.
However, the MPs said that Brooks should take responsibility for "the culture which permitted" what they described as unethical newsgathering methods at the News of the World during the Milly Dowler police murder investigation in 2002, when she was the paper's editor.
For example, studies of developmental genetics are reshaping how we think about evolution at a genetic level, but these studies often involve animal testing (e.g., Averof and Patel 1997), which some people see as an unethical research method.
Project Veritas has been called out for using unethical and deceitful methods in its investigations, most notably when it tried to trick the Washington Post into publishing a fake story about Roy Moore, who was then battling sexual misconduct allegations during his run for U.S. Senate, in an attempt to discredit the newspaper.
