Luna is the CEO of a social media company. Her engineers proposed developing a new app that would allow users to see the social
networks of their online friends regardless of privacy settings. When deciding not to develop the app, Luna's company thought carefully about what the long-term benefits to society as a whole would be and whether there was a different app they could develop that would better maximize happiness. Which ethical theory is Luna's company applying in its decision-making
Utilitarianism is the ethical theory that Luna's company is applying in its decision making.
<h3 /><h3>What is utilitarianism?</h3>
It corresponds to an approach to the study of morals related to the behavior of individuals. In this theory the moral reason should be to increase happiness in society by reducing suffering.
Therefore, the development of the application that maximizes happiness is related to the ethical approach of utilitarianism.
