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Step 2 of 6 · Business Ethics: Frameworks in Practice

The dilemma

A content-moderation call, both futures

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Stage 2 · The case

The dilemma

Read the scenario carefully. You are evaluating the decision Roman is weighing (removing the screening system) under each of the three frameworks. There is no single 'correct' verdict; you are graded on how well you apply each framework's concepts to the facts.

Roman is the Marketing Manager of a struggling social media company. He is facing the difficult task of improving the platform's financial performance: if results do not improve by the end of the year, there will be layoffs, possibly including Roman himself. To solve the problem, Roman is considering removing the platform's current screening system: the system that prevents potentially harmful content from being viewed by young adults and adolescents. The screening system has been praised for protecting young users from social-media addiction and harmful content, but it also limits how much the platform can earn from advertising. Removing it would expose young users to more content and more advertisements, which Roman believes could boost the company's financials. Roman has to weigh the financial pressure on the company and its employees (including himself and the people who depend on him) against the platform's role in protecting vulnerable young users.

Pick the option you lean toward to see where it leads. Your lean is not graded and you can change it. The graded answer is what you write in the questions.

Your task

Read the scenario at least twice. You will analyze Roman's decision through three frameworks: consequentialist, intentionalist, and agent-centered. For each, a strong answer shows whether the decision can be defended, challenged, or both under that framework's specific concepts, not just your gut reaction.