Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep Netflix happy

Re:Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep... by vlan0 on Thursday March 28, 2024 @10:27PM (#39859971)

What incentive does FB have to limit that access? Feels like MBAs would just see that as a cost/burden? We know FB does give a fuck about privacy, so that’s never gonna be a reason.

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Re:Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep... by captn3m0 on Thursday March 28, 2024 @10:56PM (#39860138)

Courts across the world fining them.

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Re:Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep... by pooper on Thursday March 28, 2024 @11:16PM (#39860300)

The fines have to be more than 100% of global annual revenue if they are going to matter.

The other option is long prison sentences for the board and CEO.

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Re:Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep... by exe34 on Friday March 29, 2024 @03:08AM (#39861406)

We often act as if corporations are unalignable super intelligences, but you're right, if there are consequences for the board/executive/shareholders, they would start caring.

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Re:Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep... by yen223 on Friday March 29, 2024 @01:29AM (#39860997)

If you believe FB is in the business of selling user data, then giving out user data for free is not an optimal move.

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Re:Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep... by vlan0 on Friday March 29, 2024 @09:44AM (#39864043)

Absolutely. So the question is, did FB view this through that lens? If they did, then maybe the ROI wasn't there. So they said fuck it.

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