Stolen Content on Facebook
http://tech.co/facebooks-effort-match-youtube-video-sharing-2015-09
In this recent news article, complications regarding Facebook’s video-sharing service are explored; specifically, how Facebook lacks an effective prevention method for stolen video content. The problem seems to be very prevalent on Facebook, with the article stating that many of the most popular videos across the service were actually stolen and re-uploaded. Facebook seemingly does not yet have an appropriate detection service in place to screen such videos for stolen content, which permits this mass theft.
As the article states, one cause of Facebook’s difficulty is the visibility of these stolen videos; “Video uploads on YouTube are open for all to see. However, Facebook videos are seen by a user’s friend groups, which is usually a closed network.” (Roy 2015). Whereas the videos on YouTube are more easily accessible by people who could potentially identify stolen content, they may be blocked from seeing the stolen content on Facebook, due to not being part of a network of friends. This reflects a point made in class, that separations between networks hinder the free flow of information between said networks; even though the networks may be distantly connected (ie mutual friends), information is still not freely accessible between the groups.
References
Roy, Pushpanjali. “Facebook Will Use Video Matching Technology to Challenge YouTube.” Tech.co. N.p., 13 Sept. 2015. Web. 15 Sept. 2015.