The truth about who owns the rights to your creative works once posted on Facebook If you create and share art online, you might have seen messages warning that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, claims the right to use or even sell anything you post, whether it’s pictures, poems, or artwork. Robert from Edmond, Oklahoma, reached out with this concern: “I keep getting messages warning me that Facebook/Meta has let all subscribers know that Meta claims the right to own or use anything one puts on their social media systems, including any message, pictures, artwork, etc., that belong to you. I like to post some of my artwork but I am being warned it can be loaded by Meta and sold or given to others without my permission. Is this true? If so, is there a way to protect one’s pictures, art, poems, etc. from this grab?” This is a common concern, and it’s essential to distinguish fact from fiction. Let’s explore what really happens to your creative content on Facebook, what rights you keep, and how you can protect your work while sharing it on the platform. The truth about the ownership and rights of content posted on Facebook Here’s
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