# In an in-depth interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Professor Michael Posner discusses the ethical challenges facing social networks and businesses

1 Faculty News January 31, 2018 ![Business Insider logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/business%20insider%20logo.jpg?itok=0MJSCdPh)>

Excerpt from [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/posner-ethical-challenges-facing-social-networks-businesses-2018-1) -- "I think there's a challenge on the business side figuring out how to both be profitable. I'm pro company; I want companies to make a profit. But how to then operate in a globalized environment — globalized world — where we have very weak governments and very powerful companies. And so the idea that government alone is going to protect people from all the things that can go wrong — inequality, mistreatment of workers, etc. — it's not realistic."

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