In the same way, laws do not prevent people from killing other people. However, we (with a few exceptions) find it unethical to solve problems by killing the ot

In the same way, laws do not prevent people from killing other people. However, we (with a few exceptions) find it unethical to solve problems by killing the other party and make murder laws. Too many companies offer a defense for behavior we find distasteful of, "It isn't illegal," as if the law draws the complete contours of ethical behavior. Generally, we look to laws to dictate punishment for violations of ethics. Of course the law also forbids things we find ethical, but that is another issue. So no, it won't make social media less addictive, but perhaps it is time we started to formally define what behaviors we consider ethical for these types of interactions between businesses and consumers. With it defined perhaps respectable companies will start to act in the manner we grow to expect.