Developers who access Facebook or Instagram data through Meta's APIs are strictly prohibited from selling that data or sharing it with data brokers, ad networks, or analytics aggregators.
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This restriction establishes a boundary on how Platform Data may be commercially monetized or distributed through third-party data channels. The clause limits the downstream commercial distribution pathways available to users operating within Meta's platform infrastructure.
Your Facebook and Instagram data accessed by third-party apps cannot legally be sold to data brokers or ad networks under these terms — but enforcement depends on Meta's ability to detect violations through audits rather than technical prevention.
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"You must not sell, license, or purchase Platform Data. You must not transfer Platform Data to any data broker, ad network, or data aggregation or analytics provider, or any other party that collects, brokers, or sells data about people.— Excerpt from Meta's Meta Platform Policy
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages CCPA/CPRA §1798.120 (right to opt out of sale of personal information) and CPRA's expanded definition of 'sharing' for cross-context behavioral advertising; GDPR Art. 6 (lawful basis — legitimate interests do not extend to unauthorized onward data sales); the FTC Act Section 5 (unfair or deceptive practices in data brokering); and the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) which would restrict data broker activities at the federal level if enacted. The FTC is the primary US enforcement authority; EU DPAs have jurisdiction over GDPR violations. (2)
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This restriction establishes a boundary on how Platform Data may be commercially monetized or distributed through third-party data channels. The clause limits the downstream commercial distribution pathways available to users operating within Meta's platform infrastructure.
Your Facebook and Instagram data accessed by third-party apps cannot legally be sold to data brokers or ad networks under these terms — but enforcement depends on Meta's ability to detect violations through audits rather than technical prevention.
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