Is one sinful for opening social media accounts for their neighbors, which the neighbors then used for forbidden acts?
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If you did not know that they would use the programs or accounts for disobedience, then there is no sin upon you, as there is no direct or intended assistance in therein. You should advise anyone whom you know uses them for something unlawful, even indirectly, by warning them against sins in general.
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