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Could GDPR be the end of Facebook? GDPR mandates that the user data be portable. Users can now download their data and upload it to a new social network. What i

• jameslk 9y ago
  Network effects, aka the chicken and egg problem
• corobo 9y ago
  In fairness, what's stopping them from doing that and parsing the information out of a Facebook data dump? Scale and trust mostly
• hw 9y ago
  Why would people trust another social network by uploading all of their data which they want to keep private I'm assuming if they took it off FB? I think this is the beginning of the death of social networks, and the rise of messaging apps as the primary method of keeping in touch with your friends.
• schrep 9y ago
  People have been able to download their Facebook info since 2010: https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/06/facebook-now-allows-you-to-download-your-information/ https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/06/facebook-now-allows-you-to... Available here: https://www.facebook.com/help/131112897028467 https://www.facebook.com/help/131112897028467
• scarlac 9y ago
  > What is stopping a new startup to come and create a social network [...] Nothing. But Google Plus already had your name and a lot of information on you, yet still failed. Ello had a ton of hype around it and people signed up, yet no-one really stuck around.