Jason Koebler / 404 Media: Sources: many of Meta’s employees are furious about its moderation changes allowing “allegations of mental illness” when based on “gender or sexual orientation”  —  Meta’s decision to specifically allow users to call LGBTQ+ people “mentally ill” has sparked widespread backlash at the company. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: Internal data: Spotify had ~55M US subscribers as of Q3 2024, of which only ~607,000 had switched to the cheaper “basic” plan that doesn’t include audiobooks  —  Until now, no specifics have been shared publicly about the company’s new ‘basic’ plan  —  Hello, and welcome back to Soundbite. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Court docs: Mark Zuckerberg approved the Meta team that trains AI Llama models to use data from LibGen, a “links aggregator” to pirated, copyrighted material  —  Counsel for plaintiffs in a copyright lawsuit filed against Meta allege that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave the green light … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Purdy / Ars Technica: The Linux Foundation launches an initiative to fund developing Chromium projects in a “neutral space”, with support from Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Opera  —  But it’s really a “neutral space” for funding and support, corralling together some big names with a stake in the future of Chrome’s open source roots, Chromium. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Casey Newton / Platformer: Meta’s new policies for contractors and staff moderating Facebook and Instagram allow dehumanizing speech, like “a trans person isn’t a he or she, it’s an it”  —  “A trans person isn’t a he or she, it’s an it,” reads a new guideline telling moderators what is now allowed on Facebook and Instagram Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Purdy / Ars Technica: The Linux Foundation launches an initiative to fund the development of projects in the Chromium ecosystem, with support from Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Opera  —  But it’s really a “neutral space” for funding and support, corralling together some big names with a stake in the future of Chrome’s open source roots, Chromium. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Court docs: Mark Zuckerberg gave the Meta team training Llama AI models approval to use data from LibGen, which offers access to pirated, copyrighted material  —  Counsel for plaintiffs in a copyright lawsuit filed against Meta allege that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave the green light … Lees verder op Tech Meme