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The updated terms remove developer restrictions that previously applied to large-scale platforms, meaning companies with more than 700 million monthly active users can now access Meta's AI models without special permission. The terms also eliminate the restriction on EU developers accessing multimodal models and consolidate account management under either managed accounts or Meta accounts. Developers previously subject to these restrictions should review whether the updated terms now permit their use case.
View change record →The updated terms authorize Meta to retain user-submitted content if its systems flag the content for a potential policy violation, in addition to retention tied to legal compliance and contractual rights. This expands the circumstances under which content may be preserved without explicit time limits. Under the revised language, content retention decisions may now be driven by automated policy-violation flagging in addition to legal or contractual necessity. Developers integrating the Llama API should understand that flagged content may be retained indefinitely pending policy review.
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"Meta is not a bank and does not offer banking services; accordingly, pre-payment does not earn interest, is not a deposit obligation, and is not insured.Excerpt from Meta's Llama API Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Meta is not a bank and does not offer banking services; accordingly, pre-payment does not earn interest, is not a deposit obligation, and is not insured.”
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