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WordPress and Tumblr Plan to Sell User Content to AI Companies
Automattic, the parent company of sites like WordPress and Tumblr, is in talks to sell content from its platforms to AI companies like MidJourney and OpenAI for training purposes, according to a new report from 404 Media Tuesday. And while the details of the deal are still sketchy, Automattic is trying to reassure users they…
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Hackers Are Exploiting WordPress Tools to Hawk Scams
If you’ve visited a website in recent days and been randomly redirected to the same pages with sketchy “resources” or unwanted ads, it’s likely the site in question was 1) built with WordPress tools and 2) hacked.
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Tumblr Now Allows Creators to Charge for Content — You Know, Except for Porn, Which Is Still Banned
Tumblr is following the lead of virtually all its competitors and introducing a new paid subscription tool for artists, writers, bloggers, other creators, the Wall Street Journal first reported on Wednesday.
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Verizon Sells Tumblr, Still No Porn Though
Personal blogging social network Tumblr — a waning haven for artists and fandoms — will exit the portfolio of current owners Verizon and be parted off to Automattic Inc., owners of WordPress, another blogging platform with social elements, according to the Wall Street Journal.