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@Linux@mstdn.ca  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Will you block Mozilla Firefox?

Meta is counting on many people answering “no” to that question — especially among those it believes would oppose AI.

For years, Facebook has been building sociological profiles of individuals likely to resist a multi-billion dollar corporation.

And that’s exactly what they’re using against people right now.

#Firefox#Mozilla#Meta#Facebook #AI

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@Linux@mstdn.ca replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Will you block Mozilla Firefox?

Meta is counting on many people answering “no” to that question — especially among those it believes would oppose AI.

For years, Facebook has been building sociological profiles of individuals likely to resist a multi-billion dollar corporation.

And that’s exactly what they’re using against people right now.

#Firefox#Mozilla#Meta#Facebook #AI

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@Linux@mstdn.ca replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

I’m not saying don’t try to block Meta’s AI.

I’m saying it won’t be easy.

Meta is using a mix of traditional scraping, along with a new method: AI browsing via a real browser. Additionally, they’re using multiple IPs (not identified as Meta) from various sources and locations.

I’m not claiming it’s impossible to stop AI — I just believe they’re making it very inconvenient to do so. Ultimately, that’s the goal — and you’re in a battle of attrition.

#Meta#Facebook #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

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@electric_gumball@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@Linux
Just a question regarding:
"For years, Facebook has been building sociological profiles of individuals likely to resist a multi-billion dollar corporation."
How effectively are they tying real world identities to pseudoanonymous accounts such as this one & your one(s) that don't have any Pii attached?
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Watchful Citizen
@watchfulcitizen@goingdark.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@Linux Saying you can’t block #Meta AI is nonsense. In the EU, CAPTCHA busting can be a crime under the cybercrime directive. And “public” data is still personal data, so #GDPR rules apply. Open scraping is arguable, evading controls is not. It’s not hopeless. Resistance works.
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@watchfulcitizen@goingdark.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@Linux And spotting AI scraping isn’t rocket science. Known IP ranges, weird traffic patterns, repeat hits at bot speed… it all leaves a trail.
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