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      <title>Big Tech and AI Training</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Big Tech and AI Training&#xA;&#xA;Meta, Facebook, and Instagram AI is coming for EU data — Here&#39;s what you need to know (and how to opt out)&#xA;&#xA;Opt out of AI data training by big techI &#xA;&#xA;This will happen from 27th May, you need to opt out or your data will be used to train their AI.&#xA;&#xA;Join the Fediverse&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#BigTech,#Meta,#Facebook,#Instagram,#WhatsApp,#GDPR,#Data.#Fediverse,#Mastodon,#PixelFed,#Matrix,#XMPP,#ActivityPub,#Replacement,#Privacy,#Rights,#DataProtection,#EU,#UK&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
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<p>Meta, Facebook, and Instagram AI is coming for EU data — Here&#39;s what you need to know (and how to opt out)</p>
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<p>This will happen from 27th May, you need to opt out or your data will be used to train their AI.</p>
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<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:BigTech" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">BigTech</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Meta" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Meta</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Facebook" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Facebook</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Instagram" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Instagram</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:WhatsApp" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">WhatsApp</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:GDPR" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">GDPR</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Data" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Data</span></a>.<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Fediverse" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Fediverse</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Mastodon" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Mastodon</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:PixelFed" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">PixelFed</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Matrix" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Matrix</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:XMPP" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">XMPP</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:ActivityPub" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">ActivityPub</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Replacement" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Replacement</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Privacy" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Privacy</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Rights" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Rights</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:DataProtection" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">DataProtection</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:EU" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">EU</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:UK" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">UK</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 06:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Big Tech : Your time is Up</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Big Tech : Your time is Up&#xA;&#xA;This weekend sees new EU laws designed to reign in big tech.  Not before time, and something really DOES need to happen.  &#xA;&#xA;This Fediverse post is about the new laws which will be in FORCE from THIS WEEKEND. &#xA;&#xA;iframe src=&#34;https://mastodon.social/@unnameduser/111941314122239891/embed&#34; class=&#34;mastodon-embed&#34; style=&#34;max-width: 100%; border: 0&#34; width=&#34;600&#34; height=&#34;800&#34; allowfullscreen=&#34;allowfullscreen&#34;/iframe&#xA;&#xA;A link to the article can also be found here. While not applicable in the UK,  big tech companies are going to find their irresponsible, arrogant free for all behaviour is coming to an  end. &#xA;&#xA;In further news, families of victims are staring to fight back too. Brianna Ghey&#39;s mother and Molly Russell&#39;s father join forces to combat online harm&#xA;&#xA;I look forward to massive fines for these companies, lawsuits, and hopefully PRISON terms for those at the top who have FAILED or FAIL TO protect users properly.  &#xA;&#xA;We may not be able to put Zukerberg or X CEO Linda Yaccarino in the dock, but we can perhaps put those who are at the top in their European HQs in the dock.   I am sure these people will be very pleased about that. &#xA;&#xA;YOUR CHOICE TO WORK FOR THEM.&#xA;&#xA;tags&#xA;&#xA;#EU,#Law,#BigTech,#Safety,#Privacy&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Big Tech : Your time is Up</p>

<p>This weekend sees new EU laws designed to reign in big tech.  Not before time, and something really DOES need to happen.</p>

<p>This Fediverse post is about the new laws which will be in FORCE from THIS WEEKEND.</p>

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<p>A link to the article can also be found <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240216-eu-rules-policing-digital-content-kick-in-saturday" rel="nofollow">here</a>. While not applicable in the UK,  big tech companies are going to find their irresponsible, arrogant free for all behaviour is coming to an  end.</p>

<p>In further news, families of victims are staring to fight back too. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68309102?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_campaign_type=owned&at_format=link&at_link_id=6F4584AC-CC53-11EE-8C66-A1EF54826ABF&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_link_type=web_link&at_medium=social&at_ptr_name=facebook_page" rel="nofollow">Brianna Ghey&#39;s mother and Molly Russell&#39;s father join forces to combat online harm</a></p>

<p>I look forward to massive fines for these companies, lawsuits, and hopefully PRISON terms for those at the top who have FAILED or FAIL TO protect users properly.</p>

<p>We may not be able to put Zukerberg or X CEO Linda Yaccarino in the dock, but we can perhaps put those who are at the top in their European HQs in the dock.   I am sure these people will be very pleased about that.</p>

<p><strong>YOUR CHOICE TO WORK FOR THEM</strong>.</p>

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