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This is an interesting conundrum. On the one hand, I hate the idea of sites like FB using my posts as content for their marketing, but on the other hand, having NextDoor restrict who can see my content is also upsetting.

I might even say that NextDoor's restriction on my content is more upsetting because I expect everything I post on social media (which I do on purpose) to be part of the public domain. The idea that I, or reporters, can't use it as such, makes it seem like they are exercising ownership over my content.



I am not certain how a private, closed, membership-only site with no public accessibility implied"public domain".

NextDoor is restrictive by design---having your discussions be private is the entirety of their upsell to use them instead of Facebook groups.


That's a straw man argument. If you want your content to be free, open a free WordPress account.




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