Image of Elon Musk posted in front of the Twitter logo and the  logo of his best-known company Tesla (Ohnsman, Nov.23, 2022).  Abstract Elon Musk has rapidly grown in popularity and wealth in recent years by investing and leading in technology, all while being an active presence on social media platforms by expressing his personal views on cultural topics of debate and politics. More recently, Musk was moved by many followers to purchase the social media platform “Twitter”. The deal was finalized on October 27th, 2022 requiring Musk to sell over $4 Billion in his Tesla stock ..read more

  ABSTRACT          TikTok, a video-sharing app, has been publicly exposed for having videos that could potentially skew people’s opinions in the political election. TikTok has updated their system to catch search terms relating to the election and has taken steps to partner with others in the industry and experts to help limit the spread of these posts. TikTok created new verification and partnered with fact checkers to make sure the content in these posts is accurate. Four ethical theories are discussed when evaluating this case. An individualisti ..read more

  Abstract      Gab is a social media platform where there are no guidelines for the users. This platform is a safe haven for users who are not warmly welcomed on popular social media sites due to their opinions. This paper will discuss the ethical issues that Gab holds. Looking through evaluations of individualism, utilitarianism, kantianism, and the virtue theory, we will dig deeper into the impact Gab has on the nation and the future of the nation. Ethical decisions made from the owner of the company and how he has reacted to the issues. Also, the posts and co ..read more

 Elizabeth Holmes case (2015-2021)                Theranos downfall Elizabeth Holmes Abstract Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford University drop-out and former executive of the Health Technology Corporation Theranos. She founded the blood testing company in 2003, the test required taking small samples of blood to detect abnormalities. In 2015, her testing machine results were considered unreliable by a Wall Street Journal investigation; her company ended in 2018. Her involvement in the company led to her being charged with fraud. This case beg ..read more

FTX: The Collapse of a Cryptocurrency Exchange (2022)  By Ian Pahl  Abstract and Background  FTX Logo The collapse of FTX revealed the true nature of the cryptocurrency market, forever altering how cryptocurrencies will be handled in the future. The full meltdown occurred in the first few weeks of November 2022, filing for bankruptcy within two weeks after facing their first initial setback. Information revealing that Alameda Research is heavily invested in FTX-owned FTT tokens raised concerns about both FTX's and Alameda Research's financial situations, as well ..read more

FTX Logo (17) Abstract:        It’s a quiet morning in 1945, George Bailey opens Bailey Brother’s Bank and Loan for the day ahead. All is well until the unexpected happened. Swarms of customers come running into the bank demanding their money to be withdrawn from the bank. George is stunned, he doesn’t have enough money in the bank to pay out to everyone. What’s happened is a classic bank run, something everyone in the industry dreads. Although, these events are entirely fictional taking place in Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”, the threat of a bank ..read more

Abstract FTX, a cryptocurrency marketplace, was using its own created crypto tokens to fund its sister company Alameda Research, an investment firm. This was discovered on a leaked balance sheet causing the token price to plummet, billions of dollars were lost for customers and shareholders, and mass outrage ensued. According to Utilitarianism, FTX acted unethically as they did not maximize happiness for everyone involved. Individualists would say FTX acted ethically as they attempted to maximize profits for the business owners. Kantianism would show that FTX acted ethically as they did no ..read more

ABSTRACT:     The relatively new, conservative based social media app, Truth Social, has been sparking controversy since the time of its development in early 2021. This application, headed by Donald Trump and his company Trump Media, has raised questions about not only how it is being run and moderated, but also the dealings behind the scenes that have led to a federal investigation. Investors, developers, and users, and even those who have left the company have been affected by this, and some who continue to be involved are dealing with the consequences.     De ..read more

ABSTRACT     Truth Social is the newest conservative marketed social media Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes  platform. Owned by Trump Media & Technology Group. Has had a massive growth since its launch in February of 2022. It had a total number of 1.7 million unique users compared to its competitors only averaging 360,000 unique users. The company had a rocky start with two executives quitting and another executive being fired in October by filing a whistleblower complaint to the Securities and Exchange Commission that Truth’s parent company was relying on fraudul ..read more

        Ethics Case Controversy             TikTok was released in China in September of 2016, and since then has exploded into the most largely used social media app in the world. It was released worldwide in 2018, but launched for most areas around the globe in 2017. By 2020, the app had over 2 billion users, (bbc.com).              One of the biggest accusations against TikTok continues to be against the data the app collects from its users. Bein ..read more