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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved the use of pirated books to train AI: Court filing

Meta Platforms trained its AI models using pirated versions of copyrighted books, with the approval of its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. According to newly disclosed court papers, a group of authors is alleging that the social media giant knew they were using pirated work to train their AI systems.

ConsumerAffairs · 12m

Authors sue Meta alleging it used pirated books to train its AI systems

A group of authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sarah Silverman, have accused Facebook parent Meta Platforms of using pirated books to train its artific

Reuters · 22h

Meta knew it used pirated books to train AI, authors say

Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a group of authors alleged in newly disclosed court papers.

Yahoo · 2h

Facebook Apparently Trained Its AI by Torrenting Pirated Books Stolen From Authors

Free Loaders Newly unredacted court documents allege that Meta, formerly Facebook, knowingly used pirated books obtained from the online archive Library Genesis to train its AI models, Wired reports.

Mashable on MSN · 3h

Mark Zuckerberg named in lawsuit over Meta’s use of pirated books for AI training

Authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sarah Silverman, allege Meta's illegal use of copyrighted materials to build AI models.

AV Club · 17h

Court filing says Zuck knowingly okayed training Facebook's AI on pirated books

Sometimes, companies trying to homebrew their own uncreativity engines attempt to throw money at this problem, licensing books or articles as training data from authors and publishers. And sometimes they,

Yahoo · 5h

Lawsuit says Mark Zuckerberg approved Meta's use of pirated materials to train Llama AI

Meta allegedly used copyrighted journals, books and other materials from the LibGen dataset to train its Llama AI models.

TechCrunch · 1d

Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta’s Llama team the OK to train on copyrighted works, filing claims

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team approval to train on copyrighted documents, according to a new court filing.

Meta, Facebook and Instagram

TechCrunch · 51m

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram on the rise after Meta ends fact-checking

Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark

HT Tech on MSN · 11h

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram, and Threads surge as Meta ends fact-checking policies: Report

Google searches for deleting Meta accounts have surged after the company announced changes to its content moderation and fact-checking policies.

WBEZ · 21h

Meta ends fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram

Media analysts discuss how to determine fact from fiction online, as Meta announces it will stop fact-checking.

Meta, DEI and MAGA

USA TODAY on MSN · 55m

Facebook owner Meta kills DEI in latest nod to Trump and MAGA movement

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is canceling its diversity programs, the latest political maneuver to align with the incoming Trump administration.

The Daily Beast on MSN · 49m

Meta Goes Full MAGA as it Kills Off DEI Programs

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will terminate all DEI programs—including in hiring, training and selecting suppliers. “The legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the United States is changing,

TechCrunch on MSN · 1h

Meta eliminates DEI programs

Axios reports that Meta is eliminating its biggest DEI efforts, effective immediately, including ones that focused on hiring a diverse workforce, training, and sourcing supplies from diverse-owned companies.

Meta, PolitiFact

The Washington Post on MSN · 5h

Meta deals a blow to fact-checking. Critics says politics is to blame.

When PolitiFact won a Pulitzer in 2009, it put fact-checkers on the map. Donald Trump’s MAGA movement gave them plenty of work. Now, Meta’s fact-checking retrenchment threatens to hollow out the industry.

Politifact · 23h

Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact.

As I weigh Meta’s decision to break up with American fact-checkers, I keep returning to this: The censorious fact-checking program Meta described is not the fact-checking program I know. On Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a five-minute video he was going to "get rid of fact-checkers" and replace them with a crowd-sourced model akin to Community Notes on X.

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

Meta’s Disinterest in Fact Checking Will Change the Internet

Mark Zuckerberg’s new edgy vibe has extended to shrugging off the need for independent Facebook and Instagram fact-checkers. But

Meta, Mark Zuckerberg and Trump

Afrotech on MSN · 3d

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Announces The End Of Its ‘Too Politically Biased’ Fact-Checking System Ahead Of Trump’s Inauguration

Meta is discontinuing its fact-checking system. On Tuesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan announced that the tech giant would transition to a community notes model — similar to the system on Elon Musk’s X — to “restore free expression,

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Why Meta went MAGA: Inside Mark Zuckerberg's reset with Donald Trump

With Republicans back in control of both chambers of Congress and calling for new regulation of Big Tech, the Meta CEO is realigning with Trump.

Sky News Australia on MSN · 1d

Mark Zuckerberg scrapping fact-checkers on Meta is recognising the ‘tide is going out’

The Spectator contributor Terry Barnes lauds Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg for acknowledging the changing of the tides by scrapping fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram in the US.

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Meta ends corporate DEI programs

Meta announced that it's ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs effective immediately in the wake of court rulings casting doubt on corporate DEI policies.

Meta to end diversity programs ahead of Trump inauguration

Meta Platforms is ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, including those for hiring, training and ...

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UFC CEO Dana White joins Meta board as Facebook strengthens Trump ties

UFC CEO Dana White, who campaigned for President-elect Donald Trump, is one of three new board members at Facebook owner Meta ...

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Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal

Meta Platforms, was one of the earliest copyright lawsuits filed against a tech company over its AI training practices. Its ...

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Could Meta ending fact-checking lead to rise in health misinformation?

Meta announced this week it was ending third-party fact-checking and moving towards community notes. Some experts fear it could lead to a rise in health misinformation.