Meta2026-05-09
Publishers and authors sue Meta over 'massive' Llama copyright infringement

AI Analysis
The Association of American Publishers and authors filed a class-action lawsuit against Meta alleging 'massive' copyright infringement, claiming Llama was trained on unauthorized copies of millions of textual works sourced from pirate sites. Meta says it will aggressively fight on fair-use grounds. Separately, Meta deployed an AI age-verification system on Facebook and Instagram to identify under-13 users.