[oezi]

Clearly does not include a provision to utilize Content for purposes of training an AI model.

In fact, they didn't include any purpose for their own use of the data and following GDPR thus cannot use the data at all. They did include purposes for other companies (syndication, broadcast, etc) which also doesn't include training of AI.

[olalonde]

GDPR only covers europeans. Also I doubt very much it applies to publicly accessible data.

[gizajob]

Err, yeah clearly does:

“you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).“

Not sure how anyone could defend that an AI model is not covered by this idea - such a model is easily covered by “distribution methods”.

[oezi]

Nope, the GDPR separates the action you perform on data from the purpose of such action. You need to collect consent for a purpose. X didn't state a purpose for why they would do any of these actions. Thus under EU laws their data collection is likely unlawful.

Adding a new purpose requires additional consent at least in the EU.

[gizajob]

Well you might be right but their lawyers don’t seem to share your concerns.

[maeil]

Their lawyers may well share their concerns, but in the case of X, those lawyers may simply be getting ignored. This isn't a normal company.