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Michael Whelan

@michaelwhelan.bsky.social

New privacy policy is in place for Meta today so we've switched our Instagram and Threads accounts over to Private to prevent use of Michael's art in training AI. We're considering next steps which includes deleting existing content there and leaving the platform altogether.

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Lar deSouza's avatar Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social
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May I suggest using Glaze/Nightshade moving forward to help protect your art posts from AI and 'poison the well' :)

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Claire 🐝's avatar Claire 🐝 @isolinearchip.bsky.social
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It sucks that you and other artists have to do this but I'm glad you're taking a stand.

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russell frost's avatar russell frost @russellfrost.bsky.social
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Good idea, sadly

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Virginie Juteau's avatar Virginie Juteau @virginiejuteau.bsky.social
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I'll do the same, but unfortunately, they already trained on our work last year, they just didn't say it loudly...

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President Guy Feature's avatar President Guy Feature @borp.bsky.social
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They have stolen it already, and you cant really get it back.

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SHANE PATRICK WHITE's avatar SHANE PATRICK WHITE @shanepatrickwhite.bsky.social
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🙏 See you on CARA. 😊

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toeken's avatar toeken @toeken.bsky.social
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...deborahcopaken.substack.com/p/11-steps-to-opt-out-of-metas-data

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John Bilodeau Illustrations 's avatar John Bilodeau Illustrations @servsci.bsky.social
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Pls keep us updated. I'm trying to decide what to do too and all opinions help.

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Michael Whelan's avatar Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social
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Full post here:

www.michaelwhelan.com/unethical-us...

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