The policy prohibits developers from selling, licensing, or otherwise transferring Facebook platform data to data brokers or third parties who aggregate and resell user information.
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This provision establishes that platform data obtained through Facebook APIs may not be monetized through secondary data markets, restricting the downstream commercial use of user identifiers, social graph data, and behavioral signals by developers.
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The updated policy removes explicit disclosure that interactions with Meta AI are used to improve Meta's AI systems. The policy previously stated this practice directly; the revised language no longer includes this statement. Under the updated terms, users accessing the policy will see consolidated references to Meta Terms, AI terms, and Privacy Policy rather than separate Meta AI-specific terms, though the Privacy Policy may contain related disclosures about AI training and data use. You can review Meta's Privacy Policy directly to understand how interaction data may be used for AI improvement purposes.
View change record →Under this provision, user data accessed by third-party Facebook applications, including profile identifiers and activity signals, may not be sold or transferred to data brokers, establishing a stated restriction on secondary commercial use of that data.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages with CCPA provisions governing data sales and opt-out rights, FTC Act principles on deceptive data practices, and GDPR purpose limitation requirements under Article 5.
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This provision establishes that platform data obtained through Facebook APIs may not be monetized through secondary data markets, restricting the downstream commercial use of user identifiers, social graph data, and behavioral signals by developers.
Under this provision, user data accessed by third-party Facebook applications, including profile identifiers and activity signals, may not be sold or transferred to data brokers, establishing a stated restriction on secondary commercial use of that data.
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