Another ethical framework I looked at was business ethics. Business ethics is fairly straightforward, stating the morals and values companies should have when making decisions, treating stakeholders, or operating beyond legal requirements. Its core principles are integrity, accountability, transparency, fairness, and respect, allowing companies to properly take responsibility for their actions while maintaining open and honest communication with the diverse groups of individuals that they deal with.

Social media bots change the user's experience on their respective platforms. Instead of scrolling through other human-made posts, even a small number of bots can change your feed enough to make it unenjoyable. Also, bots that leave comments or dm you on various social media apps often seem repetitive and unwanted, leading users to either delete the comments or ignore their messages. This has effects on the companies as well because it is more profitable for them to have humans posting rather than a bunch of bots spamming the same messages, making both users and developers annoyed by the growing presence of bots on social media platforms.