Please Be Aware That The "opt-out" Choice Is Just A Way To Try To Appease People. But Tumblr Has Not

Please be aware that the "opt-out" choice is just a way to try to appease people. But Tumblr has not been transparent about when has data been sold and shared with AI companies, and there are sources that confirm that data has already been shared before the toggle was even provided to users.

Also, it seems to include data they should not have been able to give under any circumstance, including that of deactivated blogs, private messages and conversations, stuff from private blogs, and so on.

Do not believe that "AI companies will honor the "opt-out request retroactively". Once they've got their hands on your data (and they have), they won't be "honoring" an opt-out option retroactively. There is no way to confirm or deny what data do they have: The fact they are completely opaque on what do they currently "own" and have, means that they can do whatever they want with it. How can you prove they have your data if they don't give everyone free access to see what they've stolen already?

So, yeah, opt out of data sharing, but be aware that this isn't stopping anyone from taking your data. They already have been taking it, before you were given that option. Go and go to Tumblr's Suppport and leave your Feedback on this (politely, but firmly- not everyone in the company is responsible for this.)

Finally: Opt out is not good under any circumstance. Deactivated people can't opt out. People who have lost their passwords can't opt out. People who can't access internet or computers can't opt out. People who had their content reposted can't opt out. Dead people can't opt out. When DeviantArt released their AI image generator, saying that it wasn't trained on people who didn't consent to it, it was proven it could easily replicate the styles of people who had passed away, as seen here. So, yeah. AI companies cannot be trusted to have any sort of respect for people's data and content, because this entire thing is just a data laundering scheme.

Please do reblog for awareness.

How to turn off AI Training of your content on Web and Mobile:

On a Web Browser:

I had some trouble finding this option. My first instinct was to click the settings button on the left, but that's where it is!

First, you'll click the name of your blog on the left sidebar to bring it up on your browser.

Then click "Blog settings" on the right sidebar once your blog is brought up. That's where they're hiding it.

Click "Prevent Third-Party Sharing" under the Visibility section, and bam! You're done.

On Mobile:

Thankfully it's much easier on mobile. Just click the Gear icon on your blog's page, to go to settings.

Scroll all the way down until you see Visibility, then toggle the Prevent third-party sharing option for your blog!!

If you disable this setting on mobile, it automatically synced it to my web browser settings, too. ...But if you use both Web and Mobile, I would still highly recommend double checking that it actually turned off on both!!

Check that it's turned off on your side blogs too! And check your settings every now and then anyway to ensure that it's staying turned off, because if my memory serves right, some other websites will pull some shenanigans on things like this and opt you back in without telling you!

Leave Feedback on New Features at Tumblr Support Here!! Let Staff know however we can that having our content fed to AI at their whim is unacceptable.

And if you have the option to poison your art with Nightshade or Glaze, keep it up!!

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deepfishpyrate

10 months ago

Updates 7/2/2024

Mirna El Helbawi @Mirna_elhelbawi We are witnessing the LOWEST flow of eSIM donations ever since October. I know this has been too much on all of us, but please let's not give up on Gaza now, please let's keep #ConnectingGaza, without eSIMs, Gaza will be TOTALLY isolated. One more push We URGENTLY Need: Nomad (regional middle east) Discount code: NOMADCNG Airalo (Discover) Simly (Palestine) Simly (Middle East) Send your QR code screenshot to: Gazaesims@gmail.com 5:43 AM 7/2/24 9.5K Views

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Shows Palestinians all crowded together in a cell/cage. text: Anas Al-Sharif نس الشريف @AnasAlSharifo ‎صورة تظهر أسرى غزة في أقفاص داخل معتقل "سدي تيمان" السري في ظروف غير إنسانية وصعبة Translated from Arabic by Google A picture shows Gaza prisoners in cages inside the "Sde Teman" secret detention center in inhumane and difficult conditions. ‎חדשות לפני כולם בטלגרם 5:07 AM 7/2/24 From Earth 21K Views

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Maha Hussaini ... @MahaGaza Israeli aircrafts bombed a home in my area of refuge in Deir al-Balah central #Gaza a while ago. At least 5 Palestinians, apparently from the same family, were killed. 7:23 AM 7/2/24 From Earth

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55s ago (16:15 GMT) Gaza Health Ministry says 25 Palestinians killed in latest 24-hour reporting period Israeli attacks in Gaza have also injured 81 people in the latest 24-hour reporting period, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The ministry added there is still “a number” of Palestinians who are stuck under the rubble and civil defence teams are unable to reach them.

3h ago (13:00 GMT) Israeli army ‘determined’ to continue Gaza war, dismisses NYT report The Israeli forces say in a statement on X that they “will continue to fight Hamas everywhere in the Gaza Strip” and prepare for a war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah armed group in the north. The army said the Gaza war would continue until all Israeli captives are free, and the residents of northern and southern Israel can return safely to their homes. The announcement comes hours after a New York Times report, quoting security sources, claimed the army leadership wants a Gaza truce even if it keeps the Palestinian group in power for the time being. The report also said senior military officers believe that a ceasefire is the “swiftest way” to free the remaining Israeli captives in Gaza. “At least some tanks in Gaza are not loaded with the full capacity of the shells that they usually carry, as the military tries to conserve its stocks in case a bigger war with Hezbollah does break out, according to two officers,” the report said, with sources adding the army needs to restock ahead of a potential war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

3h ago (12:30 GMT) Update on people trapped in Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood The UNRWA planning director, Sam Rose, also gave an update on the situation in Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood where civilians are trapped by continuing intense battles between Palestinian fighters and Israeli forces. He said that those trapped did not follow the previous Israeli evacuation order because they are either too old, sick or unwilling to move because “they had enough and prefer to die where they are rather than face another round of uncertainty”, he said. “The expectation when it started was that this would be over quite quickly but it’s carrying on – we are now, I believe, in day six,” he added.

ago (11:30 GMT) Israeli army justifies restoration of electricity supply to Gaza’s desalination plant We have reported earlier that Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticised the Israeli government’s decision to supply electricity to a sewage and water desalination plant in Gaza. The Israeli military responded by saying the move was critical for the fighting and prevention of diseases that may threaten Israeli captives and soldiers. It said the desalination plant would provide drinking water to Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis, where most of the population of Gaza now lives. The military added that it received permission to restore the electricity supply from the political leadership of Israel. It also reminded the public that “the eyes of the world and certainly the eyes of the United States were directed to the question of how we will handle the humanitarian and civil issue in preparation for the operation in Rafah”.

5h ago (10:39 GMT) Breaking Gaza death toll increases At least 37,925 people have been killed and 87,141 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, the enclave’s Health Ministry says. Of those, 25 Palestinians were killed and 81 wounded in the past 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added.

6h ago (09:45 GMT) Israeli forces arrest 22 in occupied West Bank At least 22 Palestinians have been arrested in areas across the occupied West Bank in the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Authority says. Israeli raids in the Palestinian territory have become a nearly daily occurrence since the war started last October. More than 9,400 Palestinians have been arrested in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem since October 7, according to the prisoners’ watchdog. Reporting from Ramallah in the West Bank, Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim said the raids have been used “as a way to intimidate Palestinians”, including torture and beating. “They are blindfolded for hours, even 16 hours in the cold or in the heat, and then they are told ‘We have nothing on you’,” she added.

8h ago (07:45 GMT) Intense Israeli attacks continue across Gaza Here is the latest on the battles across Gaza: Israeli drones have shot at residents in Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood. The area is also witnessing intense artillery shelling for the sixth consecutive day. In the central Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes and artillery are targeting the northern areas of the Nuseirat refugee camp. Israel’s air attacks destroyed two houses there, killing two Palestinians, including a child. In southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, Israeli artillery continues to shell the eastern neighbourhoods of the city. At least eight Palestinians were killed in Israel’s air raids targeting several houses sheltering displaced people in the al-Fukhari, Qizan Abu Rashwan and Khuza’a areas. In Rafah, Israel’s warplanes bombed houses in the western neighbourhoods of the city, with artillery shelling continuing to pound most of the eastern and western areas.

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deepfishpyrate

11 months ago

CAR APPRECIATION POST

brand new cars that are so excited to get on the road and form a bond with their driver!!

cars with favorite radio stations/types of music

old reliable cars who have the energy of a weathered grandma or grandpa that’s a little slow moving, but full of spirit

cars that take special care of first time/new drivers

i am a FIRM believer that each car has its own personality!!! that super big shiny RAM truck? he’s an asshole!! that black 2009 honda civic? she’s goth…..

cars that belong to big families and are there as the kids grow up

taxis and ubers who love to meet all the different kinds of people they transport!

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deepfishpyrate

6 months ago

Saw a post that was like "saying people should just be themselves and ignore what others think is abelist. Some of us have Disorders"

And that's such bullshit I'll be real

Hey? As a person with massive amounts of trauma and mental disorders that make me have panic attacks if people think im too weird: be yourself. Be weird. Be "cringe".

Like you cannot live your life based on what your disorders want you to do. YES it's hard YES it's uncomfortable YES it's terrifying. But do it. Do it scared. Do it terrified. Cry afterwards. Then pick yourself up and do it again.

We have to grow, and we're only growing by stepping into uncharted territory and doing what we want, even if others find it weird.

Don't let your disorders tell you that you can't. It won't be easy. And it'll take years to get there. But do it.