> And before Facebook built a platform, they were accused of building a walled garden. That's not any kind of argument for the privacy-diluting practices of Fa

> And before Facebook built a platform, they were accused of building a walled garden. That's not any kind of argument for the privacy-diluting practices of Facebook. If Facebook were a totally closed environment that shared your data with nobody, that's a problem for Facebook and the private companies who would prefer to exploit that information, not for the users, who at this point would very much prefer Facebook to be a "walled", but but in actuality a "regulated", garden.