Facebook is considering expanding the types of data its users are able to port directly to alternative platforms, reported TechCrunch.
In comments on portability sent to US regulators ahead of a Federal Trade Commission hearing on the topic next month, Facebook stated it intends to expand the scope of its data portability offerings “in the coming months.”
It also offers some “possible examples” of how it could build on the photo portability tool it began rolling out last year, suggesting it could in future allow users to transfer media they’ve produced or shared on Facebook to a rival platform or take a copy of their “most meaningful posts” elsewhere.
Allowing Facebook-based events to be shared to third party cloud-based calendar services is another example cited in Facebook’s paper.
It suggests expanding portability in such ways could help content creators build their brands on other platforms or help event organizers by enabling them to track Facebook events using calendar based tools.
Read Facebook’s full comments here
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