WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT 1 (FACEBOOK LIVE KILLINGS)

Read the article Cleveland Shooting Highlight's Facebook's Responsibility in Policing Depraved Videos found at: http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/cleveland-shooting-highlights-facebook-s-responsibility-policing-depraved-videos-n747306

Next, write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you: 

- Discuss whether or not you believe that Facebook has a legal or ethical duty to rescue a crime victim.  

- Suggest and elaborate on three (3) ways that social media platforms can be more proactive and thorough with their review of the types of content that appear on their sites.

- Propose two (2) safeguards that Facebook and other social media platforms should put into place to help prevent acts of violence from being broadcasted.

- Conduct some research to determine whether or not Facebook has an Ethics Officer or Oversight Committee. If so, discuss the key functions of these positions. If not, debate on whether or not they should create these roles.

- Propose two (2) changes Facebook should adopt to encourage ethical use of their platform.

- Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. 

Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference and proprietary Websites do not qualify as academic resources.  Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides

- Citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. 

- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.