Adobe has promised to update its terms of service to make it “abundantly clear” that the company will “never” train generative AI on creators’ content after days of customer backlash, with some saying they would cancel Adobe subscriptions over its vague terms.
Users got upset last week when an Adobe pop-up informed them of updates to terms of use that seemed to give Adobe broad permissions to access user content, take ownership of that content, or train AI on that content. The pop-up forced users to agree to these terms to access Adobe apps, disrupting access to creatives’ projects unless they immediately accepted them.
For any users unwilling to accept, canceling annual plans could trigger fees amounting to 50 percent of their remaining subscription cost. Adobe justifies collecting these fees because a “yearly subscription comes with a significant discount.”
“canceling annual plans could trigger fees amounting to 50 percent of their remaining subscription cost” You cannot unilaterally change the T&Cs without an option to opt out of the new conditions, but still insist on the old T&C terms. WTF is wrong with Adobe, are they stupid?
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I don’t think the problem was only with what they would do with the content but that they would have access to it in the first place.
Its photo editing software, not a surveillance platform, wtf?
It’s a surveillance platform that lures victims in with the promise of being photo editing software. It is also photo editing software, but this is not its main purpose for Adobe. Adobe started this surveillance a long time ago.
“We are sorry you noticed, we didn’t think anyone would read all that.” -Adobe, probably
So… What is it for, Adobe?
That will solve the problem once and for all!
The problem isn’t the clarity of the terms.
The problem is that we all know they are lying and don’t believe a word they say.
New terms. “All your base are belong to us!”
Clear enough for all of you? Bend a knee and giveth to the corporation!
Hahaha these asswipes can write what they want, and do the exact opposite.
And mark my words, they will get caught doing it.
And the best part is that there will be no consequences! :)
All these companies are really testing how much you can erode customer trust. Let’s see how that plays out.
They’ve set the board, and are betting they’re too big to fail and that enough choice has been eliminated consumers won’t have viable options.
Your move America.
Fuck “update”. Fuck " clarify". Actually CHANGE.
Didn’t the new TOS also contain an AUP for any user generated content?
I already cancelled. Fuck adobe. I’ll use Krita and Gimp.
Ahh shit they noticed now lets roll back nice and slow see how far we can take it
Whoops that was phase 2 not phase 1, we update to that later /s
Merely threaten … ball-less cowards.
They will remain owned, then, possessed-carrion, instead of owning their own autonomy…
The frog in the slowly-heating-pot is us.
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