Pinterest: Difference between revisions - Consumer_Action

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| Official Website =https://pinterest.com/

| Logo =Pinterest.svg

}}'''[[wikipedia:Pinterest|Pinterest]]''' is a photo hosting service and company started by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp in December 2009. It was initially intended to function as a digital version of traditional catalogs, however it transitioned to being an image host shortly after.<ref>https://www.fastcompany.com/3001984/pinterest-pivot</ref>

}}'''[[wikipedia:Pinterest|Pinterest]]''' is a photo hosting service and company started by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp in December 2009. It was initially intended to function as a digital version of traditional catalogs, however it transitioned to being an image host shortly after.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baribeau |first=Simone |date=23 Oct 2012 |title=The Pinterest Pivot |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3001984/pinterest-pivot |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=Fastcompany}}</ref>

==Consumer impact summary==

* '''User freedom''': Absolute; content is rarely taken down unless mass-reported.

*'''User freedom''': Absolute; content is rarely taken down unless mass-reported.

* '''User privacy''': Questionable; private boards can be accessed by staff.

*'''User privacy''': Questionable; private boards can be accessed by staff.

* '''Business model''': Profits off of affiliate links and advertisements.

*'''Business model''': Profits off of affiliate links and advertisements.

* '''Market control''': Dominant; overrides original sources in image searches.<ref name=":0">http://www.dailydot.com/business/print-erest-printerest-pinterest-response/</ref><ref name=":1">https://discover.hubpages.com/technology/Is-Pinterest-a-Haven-for-Copyright-Violations<!-~~- Note: Source published first in 2012, earliest mention of licensing of pinned content in comments is 2013, and last edit was 2016. -->~~

*'''Market control''': Dominant; overrides original sources in image searches.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Orsini |first=Lauren Rae |date=2 Jun 2021 |title=Print-erest unphased by Pinterest call-out |url=http://www.dailydot.com/business/print-erest-printerest-pinterest-response/ |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=Daily Dot}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Giannini |first=Sterin |date=28 Apr 2016 |title=Is Pinterest a Haven for Copyright Violations? |url=https://discover.hubpages.com/technology/Is-Pinterest-a-Haven-for-Copyright-Violations |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=Hub Pages}}

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===Training of AI based on user-submitted content (2025)===

Further Reading: [[Nonconsensual scraping]]

In March of 2025, Pinterest updated their TOS<ref name=":2">https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy-preview</ref> to include a new clause which states:<blockquote>Improve the products and services of our family of companies and offer new features. For example, using information to train, develop and improve our technology such as our machine learning models, regardless of when Pins were posted. This includes, for example, Pinterest’s body type technology, which is trained on images in Pins posted to our Services.</blockquote>The vagueness of this new clause rightfully brings concern,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Maggie |date=Mar 8, 2025 |title=Pinterest Changes User Terms So It Can Train AI on User Data and Photos, Regardless of When They Were Posted |url=https://futurism.com/pinterest-data-photos-train-ai |access-date=Mar 10, 2025 |work=Futurism}}</ref> as Pinterest has been well-known to host stolen content.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Pinterest/comments/vuns1z/people_are_stealing_my_photos_what_can_i_do/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Pinterest/comments/183gceg/help_how_do_i_report_stolen_pins/</ref><ref>https://brandingforsmes.com/dealing-with-stolen-pinterest-pins-or-blog-content-a-guide-for-content-creators/</ref> This suggests that user-generated works may have been collected and used for AI training purposes without explicit consent. Such data could be utilized to train Pinterest's own AI models or sold as training data to other companies developing AI technologies.

In March of 2025, Pinterest updated their TOS<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy-preview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250314010904/https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy-preview |archive-date=14 Mar 2025 |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=Pinterest}}</ref> to include a new clause which states:<blockquote>Improve the products and services of our family of companies and offer new features. For example, using information to train, develop and improve our technology such as our machine learning models, regardless of when Pins were posted. This includes, for example, Pinterest’s body type technology, which is trained on images in Pins posted to our Services.</blockquote>The vagueness of this new clause rightfully brings concern,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Maggie |date=Mar 8, 2025 |title=Pinterest Changes User Terms So It Can Train AI on User Data and Photos, Regardless of When They Were Posted |url=https://futurism.com/pinterest-data-photos-train-ai |access-date=Mar 10, 2025 |work=Futurism}}</ref> as Pinterest has been well-known to host stolen content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unknown |date=9 Jul 2022 |title=People are stealing my photos what can i do? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Pinterest/comments/vuns1z/people_are_stealing_my_photos_what_can_i_do/ |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |via=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=u/ShadedWizard |date=25 Nov 2023 |title=HELP: How do I report stolen Pins? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Pinterest/comments/183gceg/help_how_do_i_report_stolen_pins/ |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |via=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Petrina |date=8 Dec 2024 |title=Dealing with Stolen Pinterest Pins or Blog Content: A Guide for Content Creators |url=https://brandingforsmes.com/dealing-with-stolen-pinterest-pins-or-blog-content-a-guide-for-content-creators/ |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=Branding For Smes}}</ref> This suggests that user-generated works may have been collected and used for AI training purposes without explicit consent. Such data could be utilized to train Pinterest's own AI models or sold as training data to other companies developing AI technologies.

===Exploitation of pinned images (circa 2012)===

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==See also==

* [[DeviantArt]]

*[[DeviantArt]]

==References==

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 | Official Website =https://pinterest.com/
 | Logo =Pinterest.svg
-}}'''[[wikipedia:Pinterest|Pinterest]]''' is a photo hosting service and company started by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp in December 2009. It was initially intended to function as a digital version of traditional catalogs, however it transitioned to being an image host shortly after.<ref>https://www.fastcompany.com/3001984/pinterest-pivot</ref>
+}}'''[[wikipedia:Pinterest|Pinterest]]''' is a photo hosting service and company started by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp in December 2009. It was initially intended to function as a digital version of traditional catalogs, however it transitioned to being an image host shortly after.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baribeau |first=Simone |date=23 Oct 2012 |title=The Pinterest Pivot |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3001984/pinterest-pivot |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=Fastcompany}}</ref>
 ==Consumer impact summary==
-* '''User freedom''': Absolute; content is rarely taken down unless mass-reported.
+*'''User freedom''': Absolute; content is rarely taken down unless mass-reported.
-* '''User privacy''': Questionable; private boards can be accessed by staff.
+*'''User privacy''': Questionable; private boards can be accessed by staff.
-* '''Business model''': Profits off of affiliate links and advertisements.
+*'''Business model''': Profits off of affiliate links and advertisements.
-* '''Market control''': Dominant; overrides original sources in image searches.<ref name=":0">http://www.dailydot.com/business/print-erest-printerest-pinterest-response/</ref><ref name=":1">https://discover.hubpages.com/technology/Is-Pinterest-a-Haven-for-Copyright-Violations<!-- Note: Source published first in 2012, earliest mention of licensing of pinned content in comments is 2013, and last edit was 2016. -->
+*'''Market control''': Dominant; overrides original sources in image searches.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Orsini |first=Lauren Rae |date=2 Jun 2021 |title=Print-erest unphased by Pinterest call-out |url=http://www.dailydot.com/business/print-erest-printerest-pinterest-response/ |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=Daily Dot}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Giannini |first=Sterin |date=28 Apr 2016 |title=Is Pinterest a Haven for Copyright Violations? |url=https://discover.hubpages.com/technology/Is-Pinterest-a-Haven-for-Copyright-Violations |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=Hub Pages}}
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 ===Training of AI based on user-submitted content (2025)===
   Further Reading: [[Nonconsensual scraping]]
-In March of 2025, Pinterest updated their TOS<ref name=":2">https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy-preview</ref> to include a new clause which states:<blockquote>Improve the products and services of our family of companies and offer new features. For example, using information to train, develop and improve our technology such as our machine learning models, regardless of when Pins were posted. This includes, for example, Pinterest’s body type technology, which is trained on images in Pins posted to our Services.</blockquote>The vagueness of this new clause rightfully brings concern,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Maggie |date=Mar 8, 2025 |title=Pinterest Changes User Terms So It Can Train AI on User Data and Photos, Regardless of When They Were Posted |url=https://futurism.com/pinterest-data-photos-train-ai |access-date=Mar 10, 2025 |work=Futurism}}</ref> as Pinterest has been well-known to host stolen content.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Pinterest/comments/vuns1z/people_are_stealing_my_photos_what_can_i_do/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Pinterest/comments/183gceg/help_how_do_i_report_stolen_pins/</ref><ref>https://brandingforsmes.com/dealing-with-stolen-pinterest-pins-or-blog-content-a-guide-for-content-creators/</ref> This suggests that user-generated works may have been collected and used for AI training purposes without explicit consent. Such data could be utilized to train Pinterest's own AI models or sold as training data to other companies developing AI technologies.
+In March of 2025, Pinterest updated their TOS<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy-preview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250314010904/https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy-preview |archive-date=14 Mar 2025 |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=Pinterest}}</ref> to include a new clause which states:<blockquote>Improve the products and services of our family of companies and offer new features. For example, using information to train, develop and improve our technology such as our machine learning models, regardless of when Pins were posted. This includes, for example, Pinterest’s body type technology, which is trained on images in Pins posted to our Services.</blockquote>The vagueness of this new clause rightfully brings concern,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Maggie |date=Mar 8, 2025 |title=Pinterest Changes User Terms So It Can Train AI on User Data and Photos, Regardless of When They Were Posted |url=https://futurism.com/pinterest-data-photos-train-ai |access-date=Mar 10, 2025 |work=Futurism}}</ref> as Pinterest has been well-known to host stolen content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unknown |date=9 Jul 2022 |title=People are stealing my photos what can i do? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Pinterest/comments/vuns1z/people_are_stealing_my_photos_what_can_i_do/ |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |via=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=u/ShadedWizard |date=25 Nov 2023 |title=HELP: How do I report stolen Pins? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Pinterest/comments/183gceg/help_how_do_i_report_stolen_pins/ |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |via=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Petrina |date=8 Dec 2024 |title=Dealing with Stolen Pinterest Pins or Blog Content: A Guide for Content Creators |url=https://brandingforsmes.com/dealing-with-stolen-pinterest-pins-or-blog-content-a-guide-for-content-creators/ |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=Branding For Smes}}</ref> This suggests that user-generated works may have been collected and used for AI training purposes without explicit consent. Such data could be utilized to train Pinterest's own AI models or sold as training data to other companies developing AI technologies.
 ===Exploitation of pinned images (circa 2012)===
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 ==See also==
-* [[DeviantArt]]
+*[[DeviantArt]]
 ==References==