Letter to BS: Technology companies repeatedly slip on ethical aspects

End users need to understand that they are continually exposed to a stream of confirmation biases

Your editorial (“Another Facebook faux pas”, November 20) points out Mark Zuckerberg’s cluelessness or wilful default on taking responsibility in his dual role — both as CEO and chairman of his company. In-depth stories by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal also laid bare the machinations; insider revelations have also called out his trusted deputy Sheryl Sandberg. 

While you rightly note that there is no case for regulation of social media, these are outdated constructs pushed by PR firms in Silicon Valley. In their quest for an open-ended world, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram together with Google and Amazon