Andy Stone
Vice President of Communications at Meta, responsible for Meta's external communications and frequently speaking on the company's behalf to provide explanations during controversial incidents.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Meta communications lead Andy Stone said on X that the reason for the delay is publishers' strong opposition to the terms related to AI training.
Andy Stone said Meta does not intend to make policy changes without full consultation with industry groups and leaders.
Stone's statement did not disclose the specific details of the terms.
Meta vice president of communications Andy Stone said Instagram engineers found a Claude tool making intensive requests for profiles, posts and hashtags at about four times the normal rate.
Andy Stone revised his statement and apologized on Sunday, saying Meta's automated system took the wrong action and that an automated review found about an hour later that the account should not have been removed.
Meta Vice President of Communications Andy Stone explained that a tool related to Anthropic's Claude accessed No Kings Coalition's profiles, posts, and hashtags at about four times human speed, and the short, dense request pattern closely resembled automated bot traffic.
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Meta communications lead Andy Stone said on X that the reason for the delay is publishers' strong opposition to the terms related to AI training.
50%UnverifiedAndy Stone said Meta does not intend to make policy changes without full consultation with industry groups and leaders.
50%UnverifiedStone's statement did not disclose the specific details of the terms.
50%UnverifiedMeta vice president of communications Andy Stone said Instagram engineers found a Claude tool making intensive requests for profiles, posts and hashtags at about four times the normal rate.
50%UnverifiedMeta Vice President of Communications Andy Stone explained that a tool related to Anthropic's Claude accessed No Kings Coalition's profiles, posts, and hashtags at about four times human speed, and the short, dense request pattern closely resembled automated bot traffic.
50%UnverifiedAndy Stone revised his statement and apologized on Sunday, saying Meta's automated system took the wrong action and that an automated review found about an hour later that the account should not have been removed.
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