Should Facebook Manipulate Users

Paper instructions:
Read the opinion piece in the NY Times, “Should Facebook Manipulate Users?”,

(http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/opinion/jaron-lanier-on-lack-of-transparency-in-facebook-study.html?_r=0)

and then read the Ethical Guidelines from the American Statistical Association that can be found at ((amstat.org)) then “about us”. Write an essay explaining the situation and take a stand for or against, backing up your argument.

Here’s another article on the issue: