Ethical Dilemma on Facebook

The primary challenge with social sites is that various promotional tactics used do not always capture the dynamics of an ethical behavior, thereby leaving the viewers to determine whether the data that is fed to them is real or not. Ethics is arguably double-edged because it brings a person’s reputation and online life to the public’s attention. Good ethics creates trust and true relationships, while lack of it discredits individuals and companies. This paper explores the aforementioned ethical dilemmas in Facebook. First, there is an excessive misrepresentation of information. Therefore, creating a bad social atmosphere and distrust among friends and institutions. Connecting to other people’s feelings is important while using Facebook (Jafarkarimi et al. It is significant to note that Facebook wars are likely to destroy a person’s reputation and credibility.