In 2015-6 a joint decision had been taken by Google, Facebook and Twitter that any accounts and or messages with a content that contains racist and /or homophobic comments, or that motivates towards the committing of violent and unlawful acts will be automatically erased without any prior notification or the consent of the account owner(s), whoever they are. Using Aristotle and concepts from virtue theory show what is ethically responsible to do from the point of view of Google, Facebook and Twitter? Is this protecting us all as users and authors of these as we are only human and can make mistakes? Discuss the importance of the virtues of self-restraint, friendliness, benevolence and respect of others.