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"We, or third-party professionals working at our direction...may conduct regular monitoring of your App and its access to Platform and Processing of Platform Data using technical and operational measures.Excerpt from Meta's Platform Policy
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The clause states: “We, or third-party professionals working at our direction...may conduct regular monitoring of your App and its access to Platform and Processing of Platform Data using technical and operational measures.”
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