2 ms·
this is user-generated content and it should belong to the user, i.e. they should be able to export it in an interchangeable format, like we had RSS a long time
by cblconfederate 6y ago
this is user-generated content and it should belong to the user, i.e. they should be able to export it in an interchangeable format, like we had RSS a long time ago. But it would also mean the end of lock-in for many companies, so i don't think they 'll allow it
- Someone 6y agoWe already have export in interchangeable format, because of the GDPR, but it doesn’t make people move their data because it’s difficult, and often, there isn’t really anywhere to move it to. What would you import your Facebook data, your Strava tracks, etc. into? Even if there were a product with feature parity, your friends still would be on Facebook, and all your old URLs would die.
- cblconfederate 6y agoRight now that data is not truly equivalent. E.g. twitter/fb have email addresses, and use them to notify friends, but they won't give you your followers' email list. There could be a way to ask your followers to give them for example, or at least a hash of it, so they can be discovered in another network. The issue here is that whatever value is in friend lists /subscribers is locked into these companies, but in reality it's the users who have earned it.