EventLegalOctober 20, 2026

Judge orders Meta to name execs who approved torrenting for AI training

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Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixon ordered Meta to identify decision-makers behind downloads of 80.6TB from LibGen and 35.7TB from Anna's Archive. Authors argue Meta had to seed torrents to pull data that fast; Meta claims an "informal approach" where no one with authority decided anything.

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