Social Responsibility of Social Networks

While I think some of the media hype about the “dangers” of social networks has started to die down, I still always hear questions about the responsibility of the companies behind social networks with regards to privacy. Social networks and online communities are in the business of providing a platform for users to communicate by sharing content, and ultimately their lives. They are in a sense, communication platforms, just like telephone towers are for cell phones, and the US postal service is for mail. Most (or at least the good ones) online communities don’t interfere with...