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Research and present a contemporary topic related to ethics and computing.

Your essay should contain a summary of the topic and an analysis of the ethical issues.

Try to form a personal opinion and defend it. Recognize that many of these questions have no universally/absolutely correct answer.

You are encouraged to incorporate your own related experiences.
Use those ethical theories.
Write 2 - 3 pages.

Fake News on the Internet

Does Google and Facebook have an obligation to block fake news from their sites?

• Introduction
o Summary of what's to come
• Point 1 - General Information
o How Google/Facebook news works
o Examples
my Facebook page during the election
people tend to trust Facebook
• Point 2 - What is fake news and does it matter?
o Examples of fake news
Sites that print lies
Sites that mislead readers with "half-truths"
o Examples of how widespread fake news is
We may be able to differentiate between real news and fake news, but what about our relatives and friends whom we speak with?
• Point 3 - Ethical issues regarding fake news' existance
o Do the authors have the right to print lies, even if they know it
 Would the printing be considered free speech or is it considered libel?
o What about our friends? Do they have an obligation to fact-check before sharing?
• Point 4 - Ethical issues regarding fake news "publishing" on Google/Facebook
o Does Google/Facebook have an obligation to block fake news from their search algorithms or social media sites?
o What about Google's news aggregator? Should all of the links be fact-checked before it is included in the news feed?