Meta's Open Model, Region Locked

Description

The image shows Meta's blue infinity-loop logo and the word "Meta" centered on a pale blue, pink, and green gradient background. By itself it is a clean corporate brand image, but the post context points to Meta's Llama 4 use policy and the line that EU-domiciled users and companies are prohibited from using or distributing the models. The technical joke is about calling an AI model broadly available while carving out a major regulatory market in the license. For developers, it lands as a familiar open-source-adjacent licensing footnote that turns model adoption into a legal dependency check.

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Llm AI OpenSourceLicenses SoftwareLicensing OpenSource BigTechCompanies ComplianceRequirements DataPrivacyRegulations GDPRCompliance AIIndustryTrends VendorLockIn ProprietarySoftware

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick Nothing says open weights like a license clause that makes your package manager ask for proof of residency.

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

Nothing says open weights like a license clause that makes your package manager ask for proof of residency.
@Sun_Serega 1y

source?
1. dev_meme 1y
  
  Thanks! Updated the post
  
  @Sun_Serega 1y
  
  ah, random people on reddit think this is about avoiding being sued in EU for their ways of gathering training data https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1fqhjs9/is_llama_32_banned_to_use_in_eu/ if so, I don't think there is a chance of them enforcing this against anyone
@Capstra 1y

submitted for your consideration