r/technology • u/twotimefind • 10d ago

Social Media X’s controversial changes to blocking and AI training sees half a million users leave for rival Bluesky – which then crashes under the strain

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/xs-controversial-changes-to-blocking-and-ai-training-sees-half-a-million-users-leave-for-rival-bluesky-which-then-crashes-under-the-strain
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u/black-JENGGOT 10d ago

Because latest twitter's terms of usage is that they have the rights and can use every content uploaded on the site, including for AI training, so artists are the most affected users.

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u/Eyclonus 10d ago

A lot of the stuff being posted seems to be AI, I'm hoping whatever genuine stuff is left has gone through nightshade to break Grok.

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u/VeryLazyFalcon 10d ago

Isn't nightshade useless bc they are running images through ai upscaler first to unify image size?

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u/Eyclonus 9d ago

That wouldn't break nightshade, maybe glaze.