People miss the main point. The democratic voting of two countries was manipulated using social media, it puts at risk our rights, and freedoms. And this happened with collaboration, direct or indirect, from Facebook.
Privacy concerns are an important motivator. But we have already things a lot more tangible than that.
I like the concept of social media, of sharing moments with people I know but I don't have day to day contact, of communicating with my family that is in another country. But the way it's implemented is scary, and it has lasting world-wide consequences.
I would not mind paying X$ monthly to have quality social media. But this can't happen while it competes with free social media where your data is the product. Regulate the market, force it to move in a more healthy direction and let new companies grow and drive inside the new game rules, and make the old ones to adapt.
Privacy concerns are an important motivator. But we have already things a lot more tangible than that.
I like the concept of social media, of sharing moments with people I know but I don't have day to day contact, of communicating with my family that is in another country. But the way it's implemented is scary, and it has lasting world-wide consequences.
I would not mind paying X$ monthly to have quality social media. But this can't happen while it competes with free social media where your data is the product. Regulate the market, force it to move in a more healthy direction and let new companies grow and drive inside the new game rules, and make the old ones to adapt.