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Our photos/posts are training Instagram’s AI machines   [Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wearing a suit and tie, during a congressional hearing, with a placard with his name in front of him]( Meta is using our photos and posts to train its AI – whether we like it or not. Tech companies are exploiting us while they rake in huge profits, but we're fighting back. Join the global call on tech companies to stop this abusive practice and we'll deliver our message in key US media. [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, Meta is using our photos and posts to train its AI – whether we like it or not. EU users can opt-out through a convoluted process, but the rest of us are stuck having to accept the terms or else leave Facebook, Instagram and all of Meta’s apps. And it’s not just Meta – our Slack messages and Zoom transcripts are also being harvested for training! Join the global call on all tech companies to stop using our private data to train their AI – when enough join we’ll take out a full-page ad in leading US media and force execs to hear our call: [Tell tech companies: stop using our data to train AI models]( Tech companies operate like it’s the Wild West, and they are making huge profits from OUR data. Our photos, our videos, our posts – things we think only a small group of friends are seeing, are all feeding Big Tech’s AI machines. We are being exploited by the tech industry, but we’re not powerless. When Meta announced it would require users to allow it to harvest data from WhatsApp, our community launched a petition and legal action in Brazil -- one of its largest markets -- and we effectively stopped Meta from forcing Whatsapp users to accept these new terms. We can keep being the thorn in Big Tech’s side - but we need everyone’s help to make it happen. Add your name to the petition and share this widely: [Tech companies: stop using our data to train AI models]( [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Rewan, Fatah, Vanessa, Eoin and the team at Ekō More information: [Plans to use Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI criticised]( BBC 06 June 2024 [Meta will soon use your public posts to train its AI. Can you prevent it?]( EuroNews 30 May 2024  [How to Opt Out of Instagram and Facebook Using Your Posts for AI]( CNET 03 June 2024 [Slack May Have Been Using Users' Chats To Train Its AI Models]( Times of India 18 May 2024      --------------------------------------------------------------- Ekō is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](   --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Us On Social Media [Facebok]( [Instagram]( [Youtube](Eko.Movement) [Twitter]( [TikTok](eko.movement) [Telegram](