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Material App changes require new App Review approval

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Changing your App's core functionality or data Processing so that Users would view it as an unfamiliar or different App, or materially changing the scope of Processing of previously collected Platform Data, unless in each case you first re-submit your App and receive our approval through App Review.

Excerpt from Meta's Platform Policy

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Document information
Document
Meta Platform Policy
Entity
Meta
Date stated by the document
Feb. 3, 2026
As printed in Meta’s text (version CA-V-000018), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 6, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000018, captured March 6, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018269
Document ID
CA-D-000022
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-000018)
4374fc1ff34a2283fed483234d25489ab19318606babb2f08722353374991450
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 09:37 UTC
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Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-000018, captured March 6, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Platform Policy
Record ID: CA-P-018269
Version: CA-V-000018
Captured: 2026-03-06 18:27:22 UTC
SHA-256: 4374fc1ff34a2283…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-platform-policy/provision/CA-P-018269/material-app-changes-require-new-app-review-approval/
Accessed: Nov. 3, 2026
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What does Meta's Material App changes require new App Review approval clause do?

The clause states: “Changing your App's core functionality or data Processing so that Users would view it as an unfamiliar or different App, or materially changing the scope of Processing of previously collected Platform Data, unless in each case you first re-submit your App and receive our approval through App Review.”

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