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Summary

This is Meta's Facebook Platform Policy, which governs how third-party developers and applications may access, use, store, and share data obtained through Facebook's APIs and platform integrations. The document authorizes Meta to restrict developer access to user data including profile information, friend lists, and activity data, and requires developers to comply with data use limitations, deletion requirements, and platform review processes. The policy also prohibits developers from using Facebook platform data for ad targeting outside of Facebook's own advertising systems, surveillance purposes, or data brokerage activities.

Analysis

This document is Meta's Platform Policy (Facebook Platform Policy), governing third-party developer and application access to Facebook platform data, APIs, and user information, with its legal basis rooted in Meta's Terms of Service and Developer Policies. The terms authorize Meta to require developers to use data solely for improving user experience within the applications, restrict transfer of user data to third parties without explicit user consent, and mandate compliance with Meta's review and approval processes before accessing certain data types or platform features. The policy establishes notable obligations including requirements that developers delete user data upon request within a defined timeframe, restrictions on using platform data for surveillance, and prohibitions on selling, licensing, or purchasing user data obtained through the platform. The document engages with GDPR obligations for EU-based developers and users, CCPA requirements for California-resident user data, COPPA restrictions on data collection from minors, and FTC Act consumer protection principles; however, the extracted HTML content was substantially truncated and consisted largely of CSS styling code rather than full policy text, which limits the completeness of this analysis. Compliance teams should note that the substantive policy provisions could not be fully extracted from the provided document fragment, and a complete review of the published Platform Policy at facebook.com/developers/policy is warranted.

What this means for you

The agreement establishes that third-party applications accessing Facebook platform data must comply with data use restrictions, including prohibitions on transferring user data to data brokers or using it for surveillance. Under these terms, users whose data is accessed by third-party apps are covered by deletion rights that developers must honor upon user request. You can request deletion of your data from third-party Facebook-connected applications through Facebook's account settings or by contacting the application directly.

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14 important changes detected

24 versions captured · Last updated: September 2026

What changed Meta updated their Meta AI Labeling Policy on September 24, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) added, 3 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 9 sentences after update.
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What changed Meta updated their Meta AI Labeling Policy on September 11, 2026. Change detected: 2 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 8 sentences after update.
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August 8, 2026 low

Meta revised its Meta AI Labeling Policy in an update detected on August 8, 2026. The change restructured the help content by removing the question 'How can I report abusive …

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July 18, 2026 low

Meta modified a single sentence in their Meta AI Labeling Policy detected on July 18, 2026. The previous sentence referenced 'I have a different question' as example text, while the …

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July 5, 2026 low

Meta restructured its AI Labeling Policy documentation on July 5, 2026. The section heading was changed from 'Report abusive content' to 'How can I report a post or reel?', and …

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June 21, 2026 low

Meta updated its Meta AI Labeling Policy on June 21, 2026 with minor formatting and localization changes. The Help Centre interface was revised from British English (UK) to American English …

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June 5, 2026 low

Meta updated its Meta AI Labeling Policy on June 5, 2026 with minor language adjustments affecting the help center interface. The changes include British English localization (Help Centre instead of …

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June 2, 2026 low

Meta updated navigation labels and terminology in its Meta AI Labeling Policy on June 2, 2026. The revised language changed 'Help Center' to 'Help Centre', standardized capitalization and punctuation conventions, …

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June 2, 2026 low

Meta updated its Meta AI Labeling Policy on June 2, 2026 by modifying one sentence and adding another. The change replaced the phrase 'Reset my password' with 'How to reset …

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June 1, 2026 low

Meta updated navigation text and capitalization in their Meta AI Labeling Policy help documentation on June 1, 2026. The changes are formatting and localization adjustments: 'Help Centre' changed to 'Help …

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May 28, 2026 low

Meta updated its AI Labeling Policy on May 28, 2026 with reformatted navigation, changed help center terminology from British English to US English conventions, and added new disclosure language stating …

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May 27, 2026 low

Meta updated its AI Labeling Policy on May 27, 2026, making three key changes to the disclosure language. The prior version required agreement to Meta Terms, AI terms, and Privacy …

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May 15, 2026 medium

Meta updated its Meta AI Labeling Policy on May 15, 2026, making three operational changes to how the policy presents terms and disclosures. The updated policy consolidated the agreement framing …

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May 12, 2026 low

Meta made formatting and regional localization changes to its Meta AI Labeling Policy on May 12, 2026. The document was updated to use UK English spelling and terminology (Help Centre …

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Mapped Governance Frameworks

BIPA
Illinois, USA
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CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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COPPA
United States Federal
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CFAA
United States Federal
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
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DMA
European Union
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DMCA
United States Federal
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DSA
European Union
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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UK GDPR
United Kingdom
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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VPPA
United States Federal
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Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record
Last Captured September 24, 2026 00:12 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000824
Version ID CA-V-007126
SHA-256 b0676ffe3002bdb85a66e3e2a94684d333ab94a784c1506eb506603a34ebbfd9
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