Jamal Awil

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Users give Facebook permission to use. [fact]

Users give Facebook permission to use, for commercial or noncommercial purposes, whatever content they upload to the platform, including photos and videos. What is less well known is that the license that users give Facebook, as specified in the SRR, is transferable (which means companies affiliated with Facebook also own the content), worldwide (which means it applies to all Facebook users, regardless of the laws in the places where they live), and royalty-free (which means users are not entitled to any remuneration).

Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, loc. 305