Norwegian media outlets go to court against Meta's use of their content for AI
Ten media groups seek an injunction against new terms that, they say, would allow the company to collect articles, photos and videos, including paywalled content.
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Ten media groups in Norway have gone to court to try to block Meta's new terms of use, set to take effect on November 20. According to Folha, in a text from AFP, the rules would give the company the right to collect articles, photos and videos, including paywall-protected content, and use them, among other purposes, to develop artificial intelligence products.
The plaintiffs say the terms would apply to all holders of professional accounts, such as news outlets, businesses and retailers, with no option to decline other than deleting the account. They asked the Oslo District Court for an injunction to prevent the changes from taking effect.
The director of the Norwegian media business association MBL, Lene Eltvik Vindfeld, said the fear is that platforms will use this power to secure rights over journalistic content.
For the association, Meta is taking advantage of the media groups' investments to develop AI services that compete directly with them, which distorts competition.
The case reinforces the global debate over the use of journalistic material in training artificial intelligence systems and over who should be paid for it.