Facebook, Twitter, etc. have developed into public utilities ! We need these companies because nowadays government & government agencies also use them to communicate with us. Hence Fb, Twitter, are now utilities same as your cable provider, your phone company, your power co.
Yet there is no oversight for Fb, Twitter, like there is for s…
Facebook, Twitter, etc. have developed into public utilities ! We need these companies because nowadays government & government agencies also use them to communicate with us. Hence Fb, Twitter, are now utilities same as your cable provider, your phone company, your power co.
Yet there is no oversight for Fb, Twitter, like there is for said utilities. There are no rules they have to follow re. their customers. A power co. cannot cut me off without warning, if there is an issue it has to give me the option to remedy it, etc. No such things exist on Fb, Twitter, etc.
Fb, Twitter, can do what they want with their "clients". Your account can be cancelled from one day to the next. No reason has to be given for the cancellation. No remedy is possible to fix what went wrong (if anything went wrong). No chance is given to save your content.
I can call my power co., or email them, or write to them. No such "luxury" with Fb, Twitter. No customer care - that costs money and spending money one their clients is the last thing the want to do. Why are we putting up with these so-called social media monsters ? Why do we not ask for oversight to level the playing field ?
Facebook, Twitter, etc. have developed into public utilities ! We need these companies because nowadays government & government agencies also use them to communicate with us. Hence Fb, Twitter, are now utilities same as your cable provider, your phone company, your power co.
Yet there is no oversight for Fb, Twitter, like there is for said utilities. There are no rules they have to follow re. their customers. A power co. cannot cut me off without warning, if there is an issue it has to give me the option to remedy it, etc. No such things exist on Fb, Twitter, etc.
Fb, Twitter, can do what they want with their "clients". Your account can be cancelled from one day to the next. No reason has to be given for the cancellation. No remedy is possible to fix what went wrong (if anything went wrong). No chance is given to save your content.
I can call my power co., or email them, or write to them. No such "luxury" with Fb, Twitter. No customer care - that costs money and spending money one their clients is the last thing the want to do. Why are we putting up with these so-called social media monsters ? Why do we not ask for oversight to level the playing field ?