Facebook's Legal and Ethical Responsibilities in Policing Violent Content and User Safety
Overview
This assignment examines Facebook's legal and ethical duties regarding violent content and crime victim protection, drawing on business law and ethics frameworks. The paper analyzes content moderation strategies, proposes safeguards against violence broadcasting, and evaluates Facebook's governance structures and ethical policies.
What this coursework covers
- Analysis of Facebook's legal versus ethical duty to rescue crime victims and protect users from violent content, grounded in legal definitions and case law
- Three proactive content review methods social media platforms can implement, with case examples of effective moderation
- Two proposed safeguards using technology and workforce training to prevent broadcasting of violent acts
- Investigation of Facebook's Ethics Officer or Oversight Committee structure and recommended governance improvements
- Two proposed ethical use changes for Facebook combining technology and workforce solutions
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Assignment Expectations
Assignment 1 – Facebook Live Killings
Assignment should be 4-5 pages
Read the article Cleveland Shooting Highlight’s Facebook’s Responsibility in Policing Depraved Videos found at: http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/cleveland-shooting-highlights-facebook-s-responsibility-policing-depraved-videos-n747306
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1. Discuss whether or not you believe that Facebook has a legal or ethical duty to rescue a crime victim.
Foundation from reading Chapters 1 and 2 - Jennings, Marianne. (2018). Business: Its Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment (11th ed.). Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.
• Discuss the definition of Law.
• What is Legal Duty? Provide examples to illustrate your understanding. Rely upon cases presented in chapter reading that helps illustrate and explain concepts.
• What is Ethics? Should a company have ethical policies and standards?
• Discuss corporate responsibility.
• Ultimate answer to question 1. Based on your discussion of the law, does Facebook have a legal or ethical duty or both to rescue a crime victim? Does Facebook have a legal or ethical duty to protect users from violent content, and prevent violent posts and live streams?
Please note: Your answer must be based on the law, not on your feeling, biases or sympathy.
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