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Posting on social media hands your content to billionaires, critics say
Original: Every time you post to a corporate social media website, you're giving your assets free to a billionaire. # socialMedia
A criticism circulating online argues that users who post to corporate platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube are effectively handing their creative assets to billionaire owners for free. The sentiment frames user-generated content as unpaid labour that enriches platform owners such as Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, echoing wider debates about data ownership and compensation.
Why now: Ongoing debate over platform ownership, data rights and the value of user-generated content
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Evidence
- Every time you post to a corporate social media website, you're giving your assets free to a billionaire. # socialMedia # x # facebook # instagram # tiktok # youtube # meta · Bongolian@mstdn.social · 2
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