Meta tries to scapegoat staff who downloaded torrents to spare execs
In copyright lawsuits over AI training, Meta has spent weeks blaming staff for downloading torrents.
According to Ars Technica, in copyright lawsuits over AI training, Meta has spent weeks blaming staff for downloading torrents.
The company has now been ordered to name executives who authorized decisions to pirate books from shadow libraries like Anna’s Archive and LibGen, TorrentFreak reported. Following testimony from Meta staff who…
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