▲ 267 ▼ Reddit signs $60M contract allowing AI company to train its models on the social media platform's content (www.reuters.com) submitted 2 years ago by minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to c/technology@beehaw.org 108 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) Can users opt out? Because the content belong to the users permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago my layman understanding would be, that they include it in the TOS and your only option would be to leave the platform and demand them to delete all your content, which they may or may not do. E.g. they could just train the AI on an older backup. Good luck getting your rights recognized and abided by. permalink fedilink source parent [–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) It doesn't, as soon as you post on reddit it becomes 'content' on their social media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) No, the user owns it, but by creating an account you provide Reddit a license to use that content in certain ways. So, it's yours, but you've agreed to let them do whatever they want with it as if it's theirs, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago Yes, as we left reddit, the option to delete everything and leave a memorable 'fuck u/spez' was always ours. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jarfil@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago The content belongs to users... they just license it to Reddit, for Reddit to do as it pleases: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago my layman understanding would be, that they include it in the TOS and your only option would be to leave the platform and demand them to delete all your content, which they may or may not do. E.g. they could just train the AI on an older backup. Good luck getting your rights recognized and abided by. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) It doesn't, as soon as you post on reddit it becomes 'content' on their social media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) No, the user owns it, but by creating an account you provide Reddit a license to use that content in certain ways. So, it's yours, but you've agreed to let them do whatever they want with it as if it's theirs, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago Yes, as we left reddit, the option to delete everything and leave a memorable 'fuck u/spez' was always ours. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) No, the user owns it, but by creating an account you provide Reddit a license to use that content in certain ways. So, it's yours, but you've agreed to let them do whatever they want with it as if it's theirs, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago Yes, as we left reddit, the option to delete everything and leave a memorable 'fuck u/spez' was always ours. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago Yes, as we left reddit, the option to delete everything and leave a memorable 'fuck u/spez' was always ours. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago The content belongs to users... they just license it to Reddit, for Reddit to do as it pleases: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement permalink fedilink source parent