Hugging Face says acquisition filing guarantees independence and neutrality
mervenoyann · x · 2026-11-15
Responding to Delip Rao's worry that a corporate acquisition could lock up Hugging Face (prompting calls to mirror the whole site), HF team member Merve Noyan called the concern "fearmongering misinfo," stating the acquisition filing guarantees independence of operations and the neutrality of HF. This confirms an acquisition is in motion, with official assurances that open-source assets won't be restricted under new ownership.
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