this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2023
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The thing is, people make the data, it should be THEIRS to sell. Reddit and all other websites should be paying for the data they steal from users. We create the data, we create the value, they take it for nothing and exploit it to make billions and become some of the wealthiest businesses in the world.
The situation we have now is basically like a car manufacturer building a car but not paying the person who manufactures the screws.
The thing is, the people shouldn't be using commercial social networks, because when they do, they are the product. When they do, they lose control and ownership of their data. Their data gets used against them and against all of us.
None of this should be a surprise to anyone and I find it incredibly frustrating that it is. We've been telling you for twenty years.