> But why do you think legislation should be the one forcing that choice on everyone, rather than the market allowing consumers to choose?
I see a lot of debate about market forces vs regulation. In my view, neither one of them will solve every problem; that's why we have both.
As others have mentioned, an issue with Facebook is that the consent was not informed and explicit.
Another group of related issues, and this is where I think the balance needs to tip to regulation, is the network effect/walled garden/near monopoly: choosing another platform doesn't just require signing up to another business model or UX, it also involves being able to communicate with a different group of people. This is compounded by their takeover of Instagram and WhatsApp.
As Facebook only offers one model (pay for the service by sacrificing personal data) it's an all or none proposition. This might satisfy the US market better than European ones.
I see a lot of debate about market forces vs regulation. In my view, neither one of them will solve every problem; that's why we have both.
As others have mentioned, an issue with Facebook is that the consent was not informed and explicit.
Another group of related issues, and this is where I think the balance needs to tip to regulation, is the network effect/walled garden/near monopoly: choosing another platform doesn't just require signing up to another business model or UX, it also involves being able to communicate with a different group of people. This is compounded by their takeover of Instagram and WhatsApp.
As Facebook only offers one model (pay for the service by sacrificing personal data) it's an all or none proposition. This might satisfy the US market better than European ones.