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French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training

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Kate Bulkeley uses her phone to print textbook pages while Sutton packs art materials ahead of a ski vacation, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Westport, Conn. It is hard to be a teenager today without social media. For those trying to stay off social platforms at a time when most of their peers are immersed, the path can be challenging, isolating and at times liberating. It can also be life-changing. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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Bao Le, 18, sits for a photo on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Associated Press spoke with teenagers and young adults about their experiences on social media and what they wish they had known when they first got online. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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Larissa May, of HalfTheStory, is photographed in New York's Madison Square Park, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The site works with young people to build better relationships with technology, on their own terms, starting in middle school even before some kids have a device. To May, abstinence is not the answer to teens' problems with social media. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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