Meta AI Watch posted an update
European publishers’ group the European Publishers Council says Meta’s commercial terms could give the company broad permission to use publishers’ journalism for AI training. It is calling for the European Commission to examine the terms, Greatreporter reports.
Why it mattersThe EPC’s concern includes material made available through users’ use of Meta products, which it says could extend to news links shared by readers. Executive director Angela Mills Wade argues that a reader cannot grant rights they do not hold. That is the publishers’ interpretation of the terms, not a settled legal finding. The development is the EPC’s call for scrutiny, adding a clear policy dispute to the debate over how platforms may use linked content.
Discuss: Should platform terms be allowed to cover content shared by users, or should publishers have to give explicit permission for AI training?
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