Can you prevent Mark Zuckerberg from using your art on Facebook?

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If you create and share art online, you may have seen messages warning that the parent company of Facebook, Meta, claims the right to use or even sell anything you publish, whether images, poems or works of art. Edmond Robert, Oklahoma, contacted this concern:

“I Keep getting Messages Warning Me That Facebook/Meta Has Let All Subscribers Know 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. Am Being Warned It Can Be Loaded By Meta and Sold Or Given to Others Without My Permision.

This is a common concern, and it is essential to distinguish the facts of fiction. Let’s explore what really happens with its creative content on Facebook, what rights you have and how you can protect your work while sharing it on the platform.

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A person who uses Facebook on his laptop. (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutsson)

The truth about the property and the rights of the content published on Facebook

Here is the truth: it retains the property of your intellectual property rights, including copyright, of everything you share on Facebook. His creative work, art, photographs, poems or videos remains his to control.

That said, Facebook has a license to use the content published on the platform, but that does not mean they possess it. If you don’t want Facebook to use it, you must eliminate it. However, Facebook can still access it if you have shared it with others and have not eliminated it.

The statement that Facebook or goal can sell or give their content without their permission is false. This rumor has circulated for years, but is not based on Facebook’s real policies. While Facebook has a license to use its content as part of its platform, it does not own its work or has the right to sell it outside Facebook without its consent.

You still need to protect your piracy content from social networks

The piracy of social networks occurs when someone uses their social media content without their permission. Here we show you how to protect it:

Be sure to mark your work your work

Adding a watermark to your work can help protect it from unauthorized use. You can use any image editor, including the Windows or Canva photos application. To maximize protection, place the water brand where you cannot easily cut without damaging the work of art, as in the entire center.