No Need to Post a Facebook Copyright Status

In recent news, many Facebook users are being tricked into thinking that they need to copyright their personal photos and videos. Facebook statuses encourage you to post  legalish language in hopes that it will shield your personal photos, videos, and information from copyright violations.  Although this is not a scam, meaning that no other people benefit from this, Facebook users are still posting about copyright laws and their intentions to take legal action if their rights are violated. Similar hoaxes have been repeated for years and cause a surge in Facebook posts. The same message exploded people’s feeds this past January as well. Unfortunately, Facebook users do not know that if they want to make their accounts private, they can! They just have to follow the simple steps by going to the “Privacy Shortcuts” page and click on the lock on the top of the screen. If you are concerned about what information is on your Facebook account, make sure you review Facebook’s Terms of Service and adjust your privacy settings!