#opt in

[dahniwitchoflight]

I can genuinely think of no better way to poison ai art models then for everyone to opt in and then do nothing but terrible scrawlings of copyright protected characters or draw dicks on screenshots of copyrighted media, bake it like a jpeg til its crusty as fuck and then upload it en masse essentially we all should draw nothing but shitty mspaint homestuck style art forever until they crack

[izhunny]

well, this is new to me ಠಿ⁠_⁠ಠ

and apparently it rolled out NOT in the usual default ON position like most features.

[hantheheart]

turn on the boop thing, i love it

Its this year's April fool's update and frankly it's adorable

Opt in so I can boop you theres a cat paw animation

[from-the-working-classman]

Not to state the obvious here, but the opt-out button was very much opt-out because of Tumblr's contract with the AI Companies.

Very different and unlike our beloved boop button ─ where the designer's choice was clearly respected and not at all influenced by Third-Party Contracts.

You guys can all imagine the chaos of an exclusively opt-out boop-o-meter, right?

[empyllon]

My DMs have been visited by the automated KokoBot. I have no idea about what this is (I do now after some research), or why it chose to message me (new account, tags maybe occurring often with mental health issues).

I am okay. In fact, this is the longest I've gone without feeling like I'm barely floating along my baseline, half drowning. But I get it, I get why automated systems would have a bias against differently abled individuals. My /dis/ability does not have to be the reason I'm having other issues, my body consists of parts that all has needs, and identifying them myself and healing them is what I've chosen. It's not on some chatbot to do.

Currently I've ignored this bot, but it doesn't have an option to decline, which makes me feel bothered, especially when it keeps messaging you. If you have automated systems, at least allow consent, or it's just annoying. I could block it too, but the idea of opting out by forcefully setting a boundary like that is gross, and screams of poor programming.

[theimperiumchronicles]

Tag List

A post I just added to my que on my author blog just reminded me I have been meaning to ask if anyone wants added to a tag list for my stories on this blog. If so, please interact with this post in some way and I will add you when I post my stories. Thanks!

[zuko-always-lies]

From instructions on how to opt out, look at the official staff post on the topic. It also gives more information on Tumblr's new policies. If you are opting out, remember to opt out each separate blog individually.

Please reblog this post, so it will get more votes!

[lynayru]

@staff

OUR CONTENT SHOULD BE OPTED OUT OF AI TRAINING BY DEFAULT!

[museaway]

saw someone complaining about getting too many boops and blocking people. the opt out button is right there.

feel free to max out your boops on my blog. hit that button 1k times idc. you earn those paw badges

[dozydawn]

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

FYI artists and writers: some info regarding tumblr's new "third-party sharing" (aka selling your content to OpenAI and Midjourney)

You may have already seen the post by @staff regarding third-party sharing and how to opt out. You may have also already seen various news articles discussing the matter.

But here's a little further clarity re some questions I had, and you may too. Caveat: Not all of this is on official tumblr pages, so it's possible things may change.

(1) "I heard they already have access to my data and it doesn't really matter if I opt out"

From the 404 article:

A new FAQ section we reviewed is titled “What happens when you opt out?” states “If you opt out from the start, we will block crawlers from accessing your content by adding your site on a disallowed list. If you change your mind later, we also plan to update any partners about people who newly opt-out and ask that their content be removed from past sources and future training.”

So please, go click that opt-out button.

(2) Some future user: "I've been away from tumblr for months, and I just heard about all this. I didn't opt out before, so does it make a difference anymore?"

Another internal document shows that, on February 23, an employee asked in a staff-only thread, “Do we have assurances that if a user opts out of their data being shared with third parties that our existing data partners will be notified of such a change and remove their data?” Andrew Spittle, Automattic’s head of AI replied: “We will notify existing partners on a regular basis about anyone who's opted out since the last time we provided a list. I want this to be an ongoing process where we regularly advocate for past content to be excluded based on current preferences. We will ask that content be deleted and removed from any future training runs. I believe partners will honor this based on our conversations with them to this point. I don't think they gain much overall by retaining it.”

It should make a difference! Go click that button.

(3) "I opted out, but my art posts have been reblogged by so many people, and I don't know if they all opted out. What does that mean for my stuff?"

This answer is actually on the support page for the toggle:

This option will prevent your blog's content, even when reblogged, from being shared with our licensed network of content and research partners, including those that train AI models.

And some further clarification by the COO and a product manager:

zingring: A couple people from work have reached out to let me know that yes, it applies to reblogs of "don't scrape" content. If you opt out, your content is opted out, even in reblog form. cyle: yep, for reblogs, we're taking it so far as "if anybody in the reblog trail has opted out, all of the content in that reblog will be opted out", when a reblog could be scraped/shared.

So not only your reblogged posts, but anyone who contributed in a reblog (such as posts where someone has been inspired to draw fanart of the OP) will presumably be protected by your opt-out. (A good reason to opt out even if you yourself are not a creator.)

Furthermore, if you the OP were offline and didn't know about the opt-out, if someone contributed to a reblog and they are opted out, then your original work is also protected. (Which makes it very tempting to contribute "scrapeable content" now whenever I reblog from an abandoned/disused blog...)

(4) "What about deleted blogs? They can't opt out!"

I was told by someone (not official) that he read "deleted blogs are all opted-out by default". However, he didn't recall the source, and I can't find it, so I can't guarantee that info. If I get more details - like if/when tumblr puts up that FAQ as reported in the 404 article - I will add it here as soon as I can.

Edit, tumblr has updated their help page for the option to opt-out of third-party sharing! It now states:

The content which will not be shared with our licensed network of content and research partners, including those that train AI models, includes: • Posts and reblogs of posts from blogs who have enabled the "Prevent third-party sharing" option. • Posts and reblogs of posts from deleted blogs. • Posts and reblogs of posts from password-protected blogs. • Posts and reblogs of posts from explicit blogs. • Posts and reblogs of posts from suspended/deactivated blogs. • Private posts. • Drafts. • Messages. • Asks and submissions which have not been publicly posted. • Post+ subscriber-only posts. • Explicit posts.

So no need to worry about your old deleted blogs that still have reblogs floating around. *\o/*

But for your existing blogs, please use the opt out option. And a reminder of how to opt out, under the cut:

The opt-out toggle is in Blog Settings, and please note you need to do it for each one of your blogs / sideblogs.

On dashboard, the toggle is at https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/blogname [replace "blogname" as applicable] down by Visibility:

For mobile, you need the most recent update of the app. (Android version 33.4.1.100, iOs version 33.4.) Then go to your blog tab (the little person icon), and then the gear icon for Settings, then click Visibility.

Again, if you have a sideblog, go back to the blog tab, switch to it, and go to settings again. Repeat as necessary.

If you do not have access to the newest version of the app for whatever reason, you can also log into tumblr in your mobile browser. Same URL as per desktop above, same location.

Note you do not need to change settings in both desktop and the app, just one is fine.

I hope this helps!

[imsodishy]

hey, everybody go into your blog settings right now, go to Visibility, and click prevent third party sharing. Do it for all your blogs.

The fact tumblr is partnering with AI companies fucking blows but at least (at the very fucking least!) we can opt out.

[frodo-a-gogo]

Let us be brutally honest with ourselves and with eachother for a moment. If he weren't obese you motherfuckers would be capable of percieving evrart claires sexy sexy moral ambiguity and complex charms

[is-that-sand-in-my-waffles]

Me waiting for my mutuals in different time zones to wake up and opt in to the boops:

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Swapping tips on how to be a bestie in the bath.

[kthulhu42]

"I get it. I do"

This entire post proves that you don't.

Women do not want a flower. We don't need a flower to appease us or validate us. We want actual, structural, institutional change. Because we are- from birth - subject to misogyny and sexism in every aspect of our lives. A flower is not going to change the pay disparity we face. A flower is not going to stop domestic violence. A flower is not going to help women suffering for decades due to medical misogyny.

We want to tear the system apart. You want a flower to soothe your ego.

We are not the same.