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Meta's TOS update to mandate AI data use for businesses

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

Meta is updating its Terms of Service on October 30th, which will prevent businesses from opting out of data usage for AI training. The new terms suggest that businesses unwilling to allow Meta's bots to crawl their content should cease using Meta's services. This change is seen as a move to avoid significant AI licensing fees. AI

IMPACT Businesses will need to decide between complying with Meta's AI data usage terms or discontinuing service use.

RANK_REASON Significant policy change by a major tech company impacting business data usage for AI. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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Meta's TOS update to mandate AI data use for businesses

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    “Kicking in on October 30, the TOS update won’t allow businesses to opt out, instead suggesting that businesses stop using Meta services if they won’t agree to

    “Kicking in on October 30, the TOS update won’t allow businesses to opt out, instead suggesting that businesses stop using Meta services if they won’t agree to let Meta bots freely crawl their linked content.” - @[email protected] @[email protected].…

    LINKS arstechnica.com/…/meta-may-use-sweeping-n…

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