How WeTransfer reignited fears about training AI on user data

Dutch file-sharing service WeTransfer is under fire after users spotted sweeping updates to its terms of service that appeared to let the company train AI models on their uploaded files. The company has now removed the controversial language, but users remain outraged. Heres whats going on and why it matters. What did WeTransfer change? WeTransfer users discovered this week that the service had updated its policy with a clause granting it a perpetual, royaltyfree license to use useruploaded con

16 Jul 2025 6:05 pm