Bluesky, the alternative social media platform to X (previously known as Twitter), recently declared that it will not utilize user content for training its AI systems. This statement coincided with the introduction of X's revised terms and conditions.
Changes in X's Policies
In the previous month, X revealed a number of updates to its overall terms and conditions. These new rules permit the platform to share customer information with third parties, who may employ it for focused advertising and AI model training.
X's modified terms feature significant penalties for external data miners—automated programs that gather user information. The platform specified that if an account is detected accessing 1 million posts within a single day, it would incur a fine of $15,000.
Bluesky's Commitment
Bluesky affirmed that it will “not utilize any of your content to train generative AI, and have no plans to do so.” However, this does not prevent external crawlers—tools designed to index websites—from collecting data.
"Just like robots.txt files don’t always stop outside companies from crawling those sites, the same situation applies here. Nonetheless, we wish to contribute to ensuring that outside organizations honor user consent and are actively engaging with our team on how to achieve this,” Emily Liu, a spokesperson for Bluesky, informed The Verge.
