The July 2026 update discloses that Meta's AI features include agentic capabilities, described as the ability to create and understand content and perform actions, and that interactions with these AI features, including content and message exchanges, are collected and used as metadata for personalization and AI development purposes.
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This provision introduces the first explicit disclosure of agentic AI capabilities in Meta's Privacy Policy, establishing that AI systems operating on Meta's platforms may perform autonomous actions and that user interactions with these systems are collected as metadata for processing across multiple stated purposes including AI model development and personalization.
Interpretive note: The policy does not specify the categories or limits of actions that agentic AI features may perform, creating interpretive uncertainty about the full scope of data generated and used under this provision.
The updated Privacy Policy no longer explicitly directs US residents to the United States Regional Privacy Notice, which previously provided details about consumer privacy rights available under state laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act and similar regulations. This removal does not eliminate those rights themselves, but it makes the Privacy Policy less clear about where consumers can find information on how to exercise those rights. Consumers can still locate the Regional Privacy Notice through Meta's website or by searching for it directly, but the removal reduces the accessibility and prominence of that guidance within the primary policy document.
View change record →The provision was clarified to complete the sentence about personalization and explicitly state 'you or others exchange with these features' rather than truncating mid-sentence.
View full change record →Under this clause, interactions with Meta's agentic AI features, including content and messages exchanged with these systems, are collected and processed as metadata for personalization, AI development, and other purposes described in the policy. The agreement states these interactions may be used to develop and improve AI for both Meta Products and third parties.
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Compare across platforms →"We've updated our Privacy Policy with details about agentic AI capabilities and how we personalise your AI experiences. Provide our features that are part of AI at Meta that do things like create and understand content (like text, audio, images and videos) and perform actions. Interactions with our features that are part of AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information like content and messages you or others exchange with these features.Excerpt from Meta's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may require evaluation under the EU AI Act, which establishes obligations for providers of AI systems based on risk classification, and under GDPR Article 22 regarding automated decision-making and profiling.
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This provision introduces the first explicit disclosure of agentic AI capabilities in Meta's Privacy Policy, establishing that AI systems operating on Meta's platforms may perform autonomous actions and that user interactions with these systems are collected as metadata for processing across multiple stated purposes including AI model development and personalization.
Under this clause, interactions with Meta's agentic AI features, including content and messages exchanged with these systems, are collected and processed as metadata for personalization, AI development, and other purposes described in the policy. The agreement states these interactions may be used to develop and improve AI for both Meta Products and third parties.
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