In any other situation doing something to someone without asking because they’d say “no” would be a crime.

We decided to just trick people into accepting it because it was a lot easier than trying to explain how it's in their best interest, since it isn't.

Every European which user should now use its GDPR rights and ask them what data they have of us and what they do with it.

By the time you are livestreaming on twitch one would assume all caution regarding feeding the beast has long left the room and few fucks will be given.

At least they're being honest about it. 99% of the companies training AI or selling people's data to AI companies are doing so without telling anyone.

Having said that, Twitch streams are public almost all of the time so complaining that they're being used in ways the creator never intended is a bit like complaining that someone caught you picking your nose in public.

We learned this lesson in the 90s: Once something goes public on the Internet, it is no longer under the creator's/publisher's control. People can and will do whatever TF they want with it. As long as they're not redistributing it without permission, that is legal.

It's everyone's right to do whatever TF they want with the stuff that's literally sent to their computer on purpose. That includes using that thing to train AI.

tiktok does this, reddit does this.
discord says they wont sell your data, but doesnt say wether they use it to train their own AI

AND WHY DO YOU THINK NOBODY WOULD OPT-IN, ASSHOLES?

Damn, imagine if I could give to every store an opt-out form, that if they didn't sign and return the form for me, I could take an item from their store every year as a birthday gift. If it was opt-in, nobody would opt-in in that case too...

Capitalism is just so damn full of FREEDOM isn't it?