Is Meta Scraping the Fediverse for AI? - We Distribute
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Is a large corporate entity scraping a community-run open social network to train AI models for profit?

Building on some initial reports coming from the FediPact account and Dropsite news, we dive into potential measures admins can take for their instances.

  • Zerush@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 days ago

    Meta’s Threads has launched a beta allowing users in some countries to share posts to ActivityPub-compliant Fediverse servers. ActivityPub is a protocol enabling interoperability between social networks, allowing posts to flow between networks regardless of ownership. Key points: * Threads users can opt-in to share posts to the Fediverse. * Replies to Threads posts on the Fediverse won’t appear in Threads itself initially. * Meta plans further integrations, including allowing Threads users to see and engage with replies from other servers and follow users on other Fediverse servers. * Future Threads profiles will consolidate followers from both Threads and other Fediverse servers. * Challenges exist due to the lack of standardized features like quote posts in ActivityPub. * Meta aims to provide a fully interoperable experience, reaching new audiences and fostering community. * Interoperability allows Meta to better understand user behavior across different platforms for monetization purposes.

    https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/22/meta_threads_metaverse_connection/

  • Ziggurat@jlai.lu
    11·
    2 days ago

    Does the GPL apply to content published on the fediverse? If yes we’re getting a great open source model for free.

    Also obligatory fuck META

    • Sean Tilley@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      No, the GPL is strictly a software license. Even then, most Fediverse platforms are AGPL at best, which only really deals with modifications to the source code of AGPL projects. Content licensing itself is more nebulous and more complicated.