Mastodon Bans AI Training on User Data in New Terms Update
Mastodon updates its terms to ban AI model training and scraping user data starting July 1, 2025.
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Mastodon Bans AI Training on User Data in New Terms Update Mastodon Prohibits AI Model Training in Updated Terms As concerns grow over how tech companies use public data to train AI models, Mastodon prohibits AI model training through a major update to its terms of service. Starting July 1, 2025, the decentralized social platform will explicitly ban any form of user data scraping for artificial intelligence development. This move comes on the heels of similar actions by X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, and other digital platforms seeking to protect user privacy from unregulated data extraction. For users wondering how Mastodon's stance affects their content and data security, the new policy provides a clearer, firmer stance against unauthorized usage. Image Credits:Mozilla New Terms Clarify Restrictions on AI Scraping and Automation Mastodon’s updated terms directly call out prohibited behaviors, specifically the scraping of user data for AI model training and archival use. The platform now bans the use of any automate…
