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LinkTree's new terms grant AI rights to user content

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LinkTree's updated Terms of Service grant the company royalty-free, perpetual rights to user-posted content, including the ability to create derivative works and deepfakes using AI. Users are advised to delete their accounts before July 5th to avoid these terms. AI

IMPACT Users' personal data and likeness could be exploited for AI-generated content without consent.

RANK_REASON User-generated content policy change with potential AI implications, not a direct AI product/research release.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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LinkTree's new terms grant AI rights to user content

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

    IMPORTANT: For LinkTree users! The new Terms of Service say that LinkTree will have rights to all content you post, royalty free, and can make derivative works,

    IMPORTANT: For LinkTree users! The new Terms of Service say that LinkTree will have rights to all content you post, royalty free, and can make derivative works, for perpetuity, including your likeness. This means that if you have a selfie posted on LinkTree, they can use # AI to …

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