Get the research letter
Companies change their terms quietly. We read every version and catch what actually changed. One email a week on the changes that matter and what they mean.
This page describes what the document states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
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.
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.
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.
Which mapped governance frameworks each document engages, tied to the specific provisions that engage them.
21 important changes detected
22 versions captured · Last updated: August 2026
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 …
View change record →Meta updated its AI Labeling Policy on July 6, 2026 by removing two sentences and modifying three others. The policy removed a FAQ question about reporting posts or reels and …
View change record →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 …
View change record →Meta removed language from its AI support assistant help page on June 26, 2026. The updated page no longer includes statements describing how the support service operates, what account recovery …
View change record →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 …
View change record →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 …
View change record →Meta updated its AI Labeling Policy on June 3, 2026 to add information about the Meta AI support assistant and clarify how user interactions with AI will be used. The …
View change record →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, …
View change record →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 …
View change record →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 …
View change record →Meta removed four sentences from its Meta AI Labeling Policy on May 29, 2026, and made minor formatting changes to help center navigation language. The removed language included a statement …
View change record →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 …
View change record →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 …
View change record →Meta removed language from its AI Labeling Policy describing a 24/7 Meta AI support assistant available for account help, along with associated interface text about password recovery, account hacking, and …
View change record →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 …
View change record →Meta added four sentences to its AI Labeling Policy on May 14, 2026, introducing a 24/7 support assistant for account and privacy issues, establishing that user interactions with Meta AI …
View change record →Meta updated its Meta AI Labeling Policy on May 14, 2026 with three minor language modifications. The changes consisted of regional spelling and terminology adjustments: 'Help Center' was changed to …
View change record →Meta removed four sentences from its Meta AI Labeling Policy on May 12, 2026. The removed language described the Meta AI support assistant's availability and function, stated that user interactions …
View change record →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 …
View change record →Meta has updated this document before. Monitor includes same-day alerts, structured change summaries, and monitoring for up to 20 platforms.
Need provision-level monitoring and regulatory mapping? Insight includes governance timelines, drift analysis, and full provision tracking.
ConductAtlas detected a major restructuring of Meta’s privacy policy that removed detailed consumer rights disclosures and relocated them t…
Governance Monitoring
Structured alerts for policy changes, governance events, and provision updates across 352+ platforms.