{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"I Heart Blank, LLC","provider_url":"https:\/\/iheartblank.net\/old","author_name":"Tom DuHamel","author_url":"https:\/\/iheartblank.net\/old\/author\/gunnston\/","title":"What's The Deal With Wordpress Selling Your Data To AI? - I Heart Blank, LLC","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AHhx43Jpub\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iheartblank.net\/old\/whats-the-deal-with-wordpress-selling-your-data\/\">What&#8217;s The Deal With WordPress Selling Your Data To AI?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/iheartblank.net\/old\/whats-the-deal-with-wordpress-selling-your-data\/embed\/#?secret=AHhx43Jpub\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What&#8217;s The Deal With WordPress Selling Your Data To AI?&#8221; &#8212; I Heart Blank, LLC\" data-secret=\"AHhx43Jpub\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/iheartblank.net\/old\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I&#8217;ve gotten a few emails and this topic has been coming up on the blogs I check in the morning.\u00a0 It appears that WordPress and Tumblr are selling data to Midjourney and OpenAI.\u00a0 Before we get into some of the details, please understand that it appears that this will be for wordpress.com sites, and not self-hosted (wordpress.org) sites.\u00a0 Now, let&#8217;s get into some details. What&#8217;s Happening With Automattic Selling Data A majority of the information I got, at least that made the most sense for me, comes from the Lifehacker article &#8220;Tumblr and WordPress Are Selling Your Data to [...]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/iheartblank.net\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/i_heart_blank-social.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675}