Images appear underexposed when exporting

Newbie here. Forgive me if this has been discussed, but I did a quick search and didn't see anything. 
When I edit raw files in Lightroom and then export them for posting on Flikr or Facebook, the exported images look underexposed when compared to the Lightroom file.  Why is this?  And, how do I compensate for this so that my exported file looks like the edited file in Lightroom?

But I'm actually looking at the images on the same screen.  So, calibration shouldn't be the issue, correct?
No, not correct. A color-managed application like Lightroom, uses the display profile (assuming you have one) to compensate for your screen. A non-color managed viewer (like most web browsers are), will just dump the image onto your screen.
If you don't calibrate and don't have a display profile attached to your display (maybe a crappy one provided by manufacturer), then, yes, most probably your export in a color space other than sRGB. Check in your export dialog.

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