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Mark Wilson

Calm down, Adobe tells fans – Photoshop’s new small print isn’t as controversial as it looks

An AI-generated image of a phone in front of a futuristic city.

Adobe has been under fire lately, having been called out for its "shocking dismissal of photography" by the American Society of Media Photographers for some tone-deaf Photoshop ads it ran a few weeks ago. And now the software giant has been forced to defend itself again, after a social media outcry over some new Photoshop terms and conditions that started rolling out this week.

Over the past few days, a number of high-profile Photoshop users have expressed their dismay on X (formerly Twitter) about a new 'Updated Terms of Use' pop-up that they've been forced to accept. The new small print contains some seemingly alarming lines, including one that states "we may access your content through both automated and manual methods, such as for content review".

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