Meta has recently filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit in a U.S. district court, claiming that it did not illegally download pornographic content for AI training. The lawsuit was filed by Strike3Holdings, which accused Meta of downloading 2,400 adult films through seeding and is seeking over $350 million in damages. Strike3 claims that Meta used a secret network consisting of 2,500 hidden IP addresses to carry out these downloads.
In its motion, Meta stated that Strike3's allegations are baseless and claimed that the downloading activities were for personal use and unrelated to its AI training. Meta emphasized that Strike3 has not provided any evidence showing that the company instructed anyone to download this content or that it was aware of such activities. A Meta spokesperson said that the allegations are entirely false and that the actual circumstances of the downloading activities differ greatly from what Strike3 claims.
Meta further explained that the downloading occurred in 2018, long before the start of its AI projects. Its AI projects began about four years later, so it is unreasonable to link these downloads to AI training. Additionally, Meta stated that its terms of service explicitly prohibit the generation of adult content, which contradicts the claim that adult material was used for AI training.
Meta pointed out that the number of alleged downloads was extremely low, with only 22 instances per year, and that these download activities could not be reliably linked to Meta employees. Meta believes that these downloads may have been carried out by individuals who accessed its network, including contractors or visitors, rather than internal employees.
Meta stated that Strike3 has failed to prove a connection to these download activities and said that monitoring all users' download activities is impractical. Meta hopes the court will support its request and dismiss Strike3's lawsuit.
Key points:
📥 Meta requested the dismissal of the lawsuit, claiming it did not illegally download pornographic content.
💰 Strike3Holdings accused Meta of downloading 2,400 adult films and is seeking over $350 million in damages.
🔍 Meta emphasized that the downloading activities were for personal use and unrelated to AI training.
