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What it is

Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day explains 'Facebook freebooting', where Facebook users re-upload YouTubers' videos natively and the original creators lose views and revenue. He describes his own attempts to get Facebook to act.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as the first-hand account of video piracy on Facebook whenever the platform's treatment of creators comes up.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “Did you watch his video where he explains his views himself? I find it pretty convincing”

    Creator explains his views on Facebook freebooting convincingly.

    pen2l, 2015-07 · Recommendation · in “Facebook’s Piracy Problem”

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Topics: freebooting, facebook, content creators, copyright, youtube

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