April 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
March 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
Amazing. #MetaBookThieves refusing to accept the @societyofauthors.bsky.social letter.
April 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Amazing. #MetaBookThieves refusing to accept the @societyofauthors.bsky.social letter.
April 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Fab turnout at the #MetaBookThieves demo. Everyone comparing notes. "How many of yours did they steal?" Winner so far is Jenny Haddon, 55.
April 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Fab turnout at the #MetaBookThieves demo. Everyone comparing notes. "How many of yours did they steal?" Winner so far is Jenny Haddon, 55.
This is what happens when you mess with writers. They write angry poetry.
Also, they galvanise, protest, and sign petitions.
Sign here.
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#MetaBookthieves
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
Also, they galvanise, protest, and sign petitions.
Sign here.
chng.it/6C6xhs6Gjq
#MetaBookthieves
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This is what happens when you mess with writers. They write angry poetry.
Also, they galvanise, protest, and sign petitions.
Sign here.
chng.it/6C6xhs6Gjq
#MetaBookthieves
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
Also, they galvanise, protest, and sign petitions.
Sign here.
chng.it/6C6xhs6Gjq
#MetaBookthieves
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
Got my double sided placard ready for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social demo against #MetaBookThieves. Today, 1.30, Granary Square, King's Cross!
April 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Got my double sided placard ready for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social demo against #MetaBookThieves. Today, 1.30, Granary Square, King's Cross!
Me too! See youse there! #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
Tomorrow at 1pm. I'll be joining the @societyofauthors.bsky.social to protest against Meta's use of millions of novels to train its AI. You can download the assets here and join us tomorrow at 1pm King's Cross. #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...
April 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Me too! See youse there! #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
"This is a blatant infringement of the Author’s copyright"
Thank you to @carolynharris.bsky.social for raising awareness in Parliament of our petition with over 50,000 signatures calling for action following Meta’s use of 7.5 million pirated books.
#MetaBookThieves #MakeItFair #DoTheWriteThing
Thank you to @carolynharris.bsky.social for raising awareness in Parliament of our petition with over 50,000 signatures calling for action following Meta’s use of 7.5 million pirated books.
#MetaBookThieves #MakeItFair #DoTheWriteThing
April 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"This is a blatant infringement of the Author’s copyright"
Thank you to @carolynharris.bsky.social for raising awareness in Parliament of our petition with over 50,000 signatures calling for action following Meta’s use of 7.5 million pirated books.
#MetaBookThieves #MakeItFair #DoTheWriteThing
Thank you to @carolynharris.bsky.social for raising awareness in Parliament of our petition with over 50,000 signatures calling for action following Meta’s use of 7.5 million pirated books.
#MetaBookThieves #MakeItFair #DoTheWriteThing
Just a quick one on how mad I am about big tech's slimy extractivism
In support of @societyofauthors.bsky.social, who are protesting Meta in London today.
societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...
Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/protect-au...
#MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing #MakeItFA
In support of @societyofauthors.bsky.social, who are protesting Meta in London today.
societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...
Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/protect-au...
#MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing #MakeItFA
April 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Just a quick one on how mad I am about big tech's slimy extractivism
In support of @societyofauthors.bsky.social, who are protesting Meta in London today.
societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...
Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/protect-au...
#MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing #MakeItFA
In support of @societyofauthors.bsky.social, who are protesting Meta in London today.
societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...
Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/protect-au...
#MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing #MakeItFA
Thank you Sir @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social for acknowledging in today’s Parliamentary Debate on AI that #Metatheft of authors' copyright-protected works was ‘patently wrong’. #MetaBookThieves
April 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thank you Sir @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social for acknowledging in today’s Parliamentary Debate on AI that #Metatheft of authors' copyright-protected works was ‘patently wrong’. #MetaBookThieves
All of my books were stolen by Meta to train AI. I support the @societyofauthors.bsky.social protest today and demand that Meta #DoTheWriteThing and compensate authors for the work they stole. #MakeItFair #MetaBookThieves
April 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
All of my books were stolen by Meta to train AI. I support the @societyofauthors.bsky.social protest today and demand that Meta #DoTheWriteThing and compensate authors for the work they stole. #MakeItFair #MetaBookThieves
April 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Here’s @gailrenard.bsky.social from @writersguildgb.bsky.social at the head of the throng #MakeItRight #MetaBookThieves
April 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Here’s @gailrenard.bsky.social from @writersguildgb.bsky.social at the head of the throng #MakeItRight #MetaBookThieves
#metabookthieves #SoA
Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025, 1.30pm
Location: Meta’s London offices (11-22 Canal Reach, London N1C 4BE, King’s Cross).
Meet: Granary Square at 1.30pm. Once we have a critical mass, we will move to Meta’s offices.
Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025, 1.30pm
Location: Meta’s London offices (11-22 Canal Reach, London N1C 4BE, King’s Cross).
Meet: Granary Square at 1.30pm. Once we have a critical mass, we will move to Meta’s offices.
April 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#metabookthieves #SoA
Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025, 1.30pm
Location: Meta’s London offices (11-22 Canal Reach, London N1C 4BE, King’s Cross).
Meet: Granary Square at 1.30pm. Once we have a critical mass, we will move to Meta’s offices.
Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025, 1.30pm
Location: Meta’s London offices (11-22 Canal Reach, London N1C 4BE, King’s Cross).
Meet: Granary Square at 1.30pm. Once we have a critical mass, we will move to Meta’s offices.
Funny how the tech broligarchs (and their enablers) keep claiming they can’t afford to pay creators for the work they’ve so brazenly filched from all of us… #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
SCOOP: As Mark Zuckerberg staffs up Meta’s new superintelligence lab, he’s offering top research talent pay packages of up to $300 million over four years, with more than $100 million in total compensation for the first year, WIRED has learned.
What is that compared to other high earners?
What is that compared to other high earners?
Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent
The Meta CEO is leading a hiring blitz, offering top talent at OpenAI eye-watering pay packages and endless access to cutting-edge chips.
www.wired.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Funny how the tech broligarchs (and their enablers) keep claiming they can’t afford to pay creators for the work they’ve so brazenly filched from all of us… #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
"UK copyright law is clear: if someone uses your work without permission, it’s infringement."
Thank you to @jamestfrith.bsky.social M.P. for calling for this debate, and raising the serious issues around the use of pirated works to train AI.
#MetaBookThieves #MakeItFair #DoTheWriteThing
Thank you to @jamestfrith.bsky.social M.P. for calling for this debate, and raising the serious issues around the use of pirated works to train AI.
#MetaBookThieves #MakeItFair #DoTheWriteThing
April 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"UK copyright law is clear: if someone uses your work without permission, it’s infringement."
Thank you to @jamestfrith.bsky.social M.P. for calling for this debate, and raising the serious issues around the use of pirated works to train AI.
#MetaBookThieves #MakeItFair #DoTheWriteThing
Thank you to @jamestfrith.bsky.social M.P. for calling for this debate, and raising the serious issues around the use of pirated works to train AI.
#MetaBookThieves #MakeItFair #DoTheWriteThing
Thank you to everyone who has signed the petition which now stands at 40,000+! You can #DoTheWriteThing & stop #MetaBookThieves by adding your signature here ✒️ authr.uk/sp40
Sign the Petition
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
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April 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Thank you to everyone who has signed the petition which now stands at 40,000+! You can #DoTheWriteThing & stop #MetaBookThieves by adding your signature here ✒️ authr.uk/sp40
Meta stole two of my books from a piracy site to train AI. I support the @societyofauthors.bsky.social protest today and demand that Meta #DoTheWriteThing and compensate authors for the work they stole. #MakeItFair #MetaBookThieves
April 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Meta stole two of my books from a piracy site to train AI. I support the @societyofauthors.bsky.social protest today and demand that Meta #DoTheWriteThing and compensate authors for the work they stole. #MakeItFair #MetaBookThieves
(I am going to be skeeting #MetaBookThieves all day. I realise there is other news going on, eg the flagrant incompetence of a sundowning dementor and a poorly written Bond villain which is likely to destabilise the entire world, but there's only so much a brain can handle at a time.)
April 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
(I am going to be skeeting #MetaBookThieves all day. I realise there is other news going on, eg the flagrant incompetence of a sundowning dementor and a poorly written Bond villain which is likely to destabilise the entire world, but there's only so much a brain can handle at a time.)
We're asking #metabookthieves to #dothewritething as should Lisa Nandy and the government. Thanks to @societyofauthors.bsky.social for the banners. societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...
April 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
We're asking #metabookthieves to #dothewritething as should Lisa Nandy and the government. Thanks to @societyofauthors.bsky.social for the banners. societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...
For those attending the protest please see our “need to know” pdf on the event listing which contains practical health and safety information. 👇
Meta Protest – The Society of Authors
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April 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
April 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
📚 A decade on from my last job in academia, my current career is only possible because 1000s of people had faith in the power of human literature as a means to illuminate, connect, enchant.
Big AI companies stealing our work threatens that.
#DoTheWriteThing
#MetaBookThieves
Big AI companies stealing our work threatens that.
#DoTheWriteThing
#MetaBookThieves
April 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
📚 A decade on from my last job in academia, my current career is only possible because 1000s of people had faith in the power of human literature as a means to illuminate, connect, enchant.
Big AI companies stealing our work threatens that.
#DoTheWriteThing
#MetaBookThieves
Big AI companies stealing our work threatens that.
#DoTheWriteThing
#MetaBookThieves