Who's Responsible?

Social media is prevalent in almost every aspect of our lives. Facebook and Twitter seem to hold the attention of most users of social media today. Standard news outlets such as CNN, FOX, MSNBC, etc., provide users with up-to-minute information. Influencers provide followers with their 'expertise' on almost every variety of topics imaginable. Businesses are made and broken by social media postings. We see social media taking a prominent place in our business and politics today. This is nothing new.

• Do the owners and managers of social media outlets have an ethical responsibility to manage the content on their platforms?
• Realizing that this is not a clear-cut issue - where are the red lines in which the social media outlets have a moral and ethical responsibility to manage their published content?