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A comment on Twitter now requires an account to view tweets. Parent comment

Re:Twitter now requires an account to view tweets by rnbaxter on Saturday July 01, 2023 @06:20AM (#36548565)
Yes, it is ethical. In many countries it is legal for humans to walk around the public square and overhear all conversations.

It is NOT legal to install cameras that record everyone's conversations, much less sell the laundered results.

Pre-2023 people went on Twitter with the expectation that their output would be read by humans.

A traditional search engine is different: It redirects to the original. A bastardized search engine that shows snippets is more questionable, but still miles away from the AI steal.

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Re:Twitter now requires an account to view tweets by RobotToaster on Saturday July 01, 2023 @06:39AM (#36548678)
Many countries have freedom of panorama, which means it is legal to video record the public square. I'm not aware if anywhere has specific laws on mounting the camera on a robot.
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Re:Twitter now requires an account to view tweets by johnnyanmac on Saturday July 01, 2023 @07:51AM (#36549122)
>Pre-2023 people went on Twitter with the expectation that their output would be read by huma ns

Expectations =/= reality. And the reality is that bits have been reading comments for over a decade.

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