Discussion»Questions»Human Behavior» It seems to me an internet social site belongs to every member equally..No one owns more than anyone else. Agree/dis/why?
The sites belong to whomever truly owns it. Here it is JA, Facebook Zuckerburg, ..... someone owns a site that person pays the bills. Users are not the owners. Sometimes the owner is a user.
Sorry, guess I misunderstood the question. Every member does have an equal part though.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at November 14, 2016 5:38 AM MST
They are private companies. They might be "free" to use, but corporations own them. They can kick anyone off at any time and regulate the site however they want. I'm sure some laws apply to them, but they have enough lawyers to get around them.
Unfortunately many people have given them A LOT of power by viewing them as if they were some benign magical entity that they have the right to use.
You know that TOS box you just click? That's where their power lies.
Social Sites are kind of like malls of Ye Olden Days. They appear to be public spaces, but the minute you start doing something they don't like, security comes and kicks you out.
Exactly. People confuse private public open to the public with public property these days. What's even sillier is how many people believe private property open to the public should be mandated to be treated as public property.
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