EyeEm, the bankrupt photo sharing network acquired by Freepik last year, will license users' photos to train AI if the images are not deleted within 30 days
EyeEm, the Berlin-based photo-sharing community that exited last year to Spanish company Freepik after going bankrupt, is now licensing its users' photos to train AI models. Threads: @martinsfp . Mastodon: @o_simardcasanova … . X: @haje . Forums: Slashdot Threads: @martinsfp : I have some happy anecdotes about the early days of EyeEm. Sad to see it end like this.. Time to see if I can log into my account for the first time in years. Mastodon: Olivier Simard-Casanova / @o_simardcasanova … : Do you have an account on #photography platform #EyeEm? — If so, you should know that it plans to sell your photos to train #AI models. — And the only way to opt out is to delete the photos. A long and tedious process, which questions the honesty of EyeEm's approach. — https://techcrunch.com/... X: @haje : Remember @EyeEm, the ‘Instagram of Europe’? Well, they're now hustling your cherished snaps to educate their AI buddies, @SarahPerezTC reports for @TechCrunch. Opt-out or erase in 30 days...or don't, we know you adore unexpected plot twists! https://techcrunch.com/... Forums: BeauHD / Slashdot : EyeEm Will License Users' Photos To Train AI If They Don't Delete Them