On a recent episode of PoliticKING with Larry King, our favorite social media lawyer sat down with Sue Fennessy and guest host Matthew Cooke to talk about Facebook, censorship, and the possibility of social networks becoming open source. During the discussion, Matthew posed an interesting question – should we own our own social networks?
According to Ethan, of course we should! But the fact is, we choose to use Facebook, and that means we’re consenting to abide by its website terms and conditions. And if you look at Facebook’s Ts & Cs, you’ll see that we DO own the data that we post. This comes at a price. Even though we own our own information, we’re giving Facebook license to use this data.
The choice is up to you. Do you want to use this social media platform to connect with family, share with friends, and get the latest news knowing that your information really isn’t yours anymore, or do you want to create your own social network where you can control everything, but may be limited the amount of people you can connect to? There’s a big tradeoff, and it’s an important question that each of us should ask ourselves. As a social media attorney, I know what my answer is, and if you send me a friend request, you’ll see that I’m willing to abide by Facebook’s rules in order to stay connected to my network and reach more people. The real question is, what will you do?
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