A few days ago X introduced a new AI Image Editing button that lets any user modify images posted by others, even without the original uploader’s consent. Image owners are not notified when edits are made, and the feature is enabled by default with no opt-out option (at least not so far).
Boiling frog syndrome or something like that. Same reason people have put up with the enshittification of Facebook (which to me was always shit, but whatever). They just keep making it worse over time and people say they were fine with it before and they’ll continue to be fine with it.
I do hope this convinces artists to pull out of the platform, though. Many of them insist on staying for the networking.
There’s also people who use Google/Alphabet and Facebook/Meta stuff despite knowing how much spying they’re doing and personal information they’re selling and just say “well I’m not interesting enough to harvest data from/spy on.” Yes you fucking are and that’s why these companies are worth billions (or trillions) now. Because they sold you false pride and modesty, depending on the case.