Linktree will be feeding your images to DALL-E, Open AI, from 5th July 2026. (with updates for alternatives)
UPDATE 2- Linktree claim that ONLY images fed into their own AI tools will then be shared with DALL-E. But this seems suss. Generative AI LLMs now scan for ai generated or altered imagery and don't add it to their data sets because of 'digital inbreeding' where the generated images can effect the prompt responses. (This is how the site Artshield works to protect artwork, by faking that watermark to stop slop machines from scraping.)
So why would Open AI, a notorious company known for stealing artwork, be wanting ai generated/altered images to add to it's data sets when it would corrupt them?
Something doesn't add up there and why i don't trust what Linktree claim.
Warning to anyone using Linktree. (I found this information via Bluesky after a number of people shared it, so sharing here)
From the 5th July, they'll be feeding your imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E by OpenAI. They claim only images that use their own AI will be shared, but this is suss, for the reasons mentioned above in the update.
I deleted my account just now, because there was no way to turn this off or opt out.
