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Leaked list shows Facebook training their AI on multiple Lemmy instances (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Dropsitenews published a list of websites Facebook uses to train its AI on. Multiple Lemmy instances are on the list as noticed by user BlueAEther

Hexbear is on there too. Also Facebook is very interested in people uploading their massive dongs to lemmynsfw.

Full article here.

Link to the full leaked list download: Meta leaked list pdf

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[–] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Anubis?

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I have no idea. I spot check 20 or so IP addresses and they are all from different AS networks. Truly diverse botnet. Feel powerless.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)

they were suggesting a solution, this proof-of-work web firewall: https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 15 points 2 days ago

Ah thank you, will check it out

[–] Twig@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think Anubis would be able to prevent that. Sopuli uses it

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 5 points 2 days ago

Thanks I'll have a look