Threads removed five sentences from its Terms of Use, including language disclosing that user interactions with AI systems would be used to train Meta AI models and references to Meta AI terms.
The updated Terms of Use no longer include disclosures stating that conversations with AI systems may be used to train Meta AI models. References to separate Meta AI terms were also removed. The terms previously contained five sentences addressing AI training and data use that are no longer present.
Removing disclosure language from terms of service reduces the transparency of data practices. The previous terms explicitly stated that AI interactions would be used for model training. The updated terms do not address this topic.
→ Review Meta's published AI governance framework or 'AI terms' documentation to understand current policies on AI training and interaction data use
→ Check account settings for any available controls over AI interactions or data use in AI training
→ Users will not see explicit disclosure in Threads' Terms of Use about whether their AI interactions are used for AI training purposes
→ Organizations relying on the previous disclosure language may not have clear documentation of Meta's current AI governance framework
This is the 2nd significant Transparency Removal change Threads has made since ConductAtlas began monitoring.
ConductAtlas has recorded 2 material changes to this document (since April 2026).
Across all monitored documents, Threads has made 4 significant changes.
4 of Threads's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.
Removed explicit statement that user interactions with AIs will be used to improve Meta's AI and references to Meta's AI terms.
Eliminated contractual language directing users to Meta's separate AI terms and incorporating them into the service agreement.
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Users are no longer told directly in the Terms of Use that their AI interactions will be used to improve Meta's AI systems.
Threads removed explicit contractual language disclosing AI training uses and incorporating Meta's AI terms into the service agreement. This removal eliminates a key transparency mechanism without clarifying whether the underlying data practices have changed. Organizations that rely on Threads' terms as evidence of Meta's data handling commitments should note that this specific contractual basis no longer appears in the primary terms. The removal may create ambiguity in downstream vendor agreements, privacy notices, and data processing documentation that referenced these disclosures.
FTC Act Section 5 (unfair or deceptive practices); GDPR Articles 13-14 (transparency and information requirements); CCPA Section 1798.100 (consumer right to know); EU AI Act (transparency regarding AI systems). Removal of transparency language may engage scrutiny under consumer protection and privacy frameworks that require clear disclosure of data uses, particularly those involving algorithmic processing or automated decision-making.
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