Hello, Remember this thread? ;-)
On Friday, 23 March 2018 17:48:35 CEST Florian Snow wrote: > > If we meet those conditions, I think we can gain from being on platforms > like Facebook because we can reach people that we would not reach > otherwise and hopefully, in the process, they will become more aware of > Facebook's privacy issues. Here's an interesting development I noticed just now: "Norwegian Data Protection Authority choose not to use Facebook" https://www.datatilsynet.no/en/news/2021/norwegian-data-protection-authority-choose-not-to-use-facebook/ I mean, of course they won't, right? They're a data protection authority! But it is worth reading up a bit more about the decision. For instance: "A data protection authority creating an account on such a platform may therefore seem somewhat contradictory. Nevertheless, the communication department believes the Authority should consider new channels of communication and new types of content suited for such channels, to participate and play a greater role in the public discourse. The idea is that these channels may contribute to effectively disseminate and host these types of content, generate increased traffic to the website and open up new arenas for debate and guidance." https://www.datatilsynet.no/contentassets/8561465062b04a6b904c8c3573a24687/ report-en_should-the-norwegian-dpa-create-a-page-on-facebook.pdf Does that sound familiar? Now, here's part of the conclusion: "In addition, we believe that a presence on Facebook and the company’s subsequent processing of personal data would have considerable impact on the Data Protection Authority’s reputation and ethical standards. We believe that the Data Protection Authority’s decision on whether or not to implement Facebook will be noticed, and it may have an impact on the use of the platform by other parties." Going back to 2018... > I think we should have a voice of dissent on a platform we find problematic > instead of leaving it to voices of approval. Or to put it another way: If > you want to warn people about the dangers of X, you need to talk to people > who use X (and X can be anything: non-free software, drugs, Facebook, > Twitter, etc.). Interestingly, this came up recently in another context: "Facebook’s Blocking Decisions Are Deliberate – Including Their Censorship of Mastodon" https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10303-facebooks-blocking-decisions-are-deliberate-including-their-censorship-of-mastodon Or, in other words, you can try and get your message across, but the platform will work against you relentlessly. So, is it really worth the reputational damage being on Facebook? Paul _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list Discussion@lists.fsfe.org https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion This mailing list is covered by the FSFE's Code of Conduct. All participants are kindly asked to be excellent to each other: https://fsfe.org/about/codeofconduct
