Paris MarxSep 12, 2024

Meta has admitted it used all its users’ public posts on its platforms going back to 2007 to train its AI models during an Australian senate inquiry.

The only exception was for users in the European Union who opted out.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-11/facebook-scraping-photos-data-no-opt-out/104336170

#tech #meta #facebook #ai #artificialintelligence #australia #auspol

Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt-out option

Facebook has admitted that it scrapes the public photos, posts and other data of Australian adult users to train its AI models and provides no opt-out option, even though it allows people in the European Union to refuse consent.

ABC News
Show threadJohn MastodonSep 13, 2024
@parismarx Why is there people still on Meta I can't quite understand
Show threadRikardSep 13, 2024
@johnmastodon Because FB is the only way to keep in touch with some friends and family. I did leave for a while, and I haven't been using it nearly as much after my return so I might leave completely eventually, but that would mean losing contact with a bunch of people. (And a significant amount less people watching my YouTube videos.)
Show threadRikard
@johnmastodon Also, sadly FB pages have replaced web sites for some small organisations. Earlier this week I saw an ad for local dance courses, and the only way to find out more was to go to their FB page.
Sep 13, 2024 at 7:32amWeb
Show threadJohn MastodonSep 13, 2024
@rikard Using Meta and twitter is consenting abuse. People just avoid stating it