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Institutional Affiliation Social media is currently amongst the most sensitive aspects of our daily lives especially considering the increasing technological evolution characterized by the increased availability of gadgets such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and computers that have eased access to the internet and social media platforms. Increased use of social media sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Myspace and Twitter are also being used by businesses as marketing platforms and channels for immediate dissemination of news (Vallor, 2012). Social media use in organizations is also on the rise, destructing employees from full productivity. Additionally, social media platforms can be used as sources of entertainment and communication amongst strangers. Therefore, the choice of social media and ethics was driven by the increased use of social media and its ethical concerns. Some of the ethical concerns raised by social media use include the spread of disturbing images and videos, the spread of pornographic materials, real-time reporting of events as they occur although the preciseness of this information might sometimes be compromised, and identity theft that might lead to the malicious use of other people’s accounts. .From a business perspective, social media can be used to compromise consumer privacy (Lipschultz, 2016), improper anonymity, and other unethical business activities such as malicious and illegal businesses. Social media use is most common amongst youths and is, therefore, the target audience for the research. However, other social media users are not exempted. Ethical concerns of social media should be brought to a wider audience as almost everyone is
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