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Facebook Freebooting - Smarter Every Day 128
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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.
HN cites it as the first-hand account of video piracy on Facebook whenever the platform's treatment of creators comes up.
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