The policy states that Meta uses publicly shared user content, including posts, comments, and audio, as well as AI interaction data and third-party information, to develop and improve AI systems for both Meta's own products and for third parties.
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This provision authorizes use of user-generated public content and AI interaction metadata for AI model development that extends beyond Meta's own product ecosystem to include third-party beneficiaries, a scope of processing that may require evaluation of the applicable legal basis and purpose limitation requirements under GDPR and comparable frameworks.
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 explicitly added 'Information from partners, vendors and third parties' as a data source for AI development and removed the qualifying phrase about how information use 'depends on your factual circumstances.'
View full change record →The agreement authorizes Meta to use publicly shared posts, comments, audio, and AI interaction data to train and improve AI models that may be deployed by third parties, not solely within Meta's own products. Users whose public content is used for this purpose do not have a disclosed opt-out mechanism within this provision, though applicable law in certain jurisdictions may provide relevant rights.
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Compare across platforms →"Develop and improve AI at Meta for Meta Products and for third parties. Information categories we use... Your activity and information you provide: Public content you or others create or share, like posts, comments or audio on Meta Products. 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. Information from partners, vendors and third parties.Excerpt from Meta's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR Articles 6 and 22 regarding lawful basis for processing and automated decision-making, as well as the EU AI Act depending on how Meta's AI systems are classified.
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This provision authorizes use of user-generated public content and AI interaction metadata for AI model development that extends beyond Meta's own product ecosystem to include third-party beneficiaries, a scope of processing that may require evaluation of the applicable legal basis and purpose limitation requirements under GDPR and comparable frameworks.
The agreement authorizes Meta to use publicly shared posts, comments, audio, and AI interaction data to train and improve AI models that may be deployed by third parties, not solely within Meta's own products. Users whose public content is used for this purpose do not have a disclosed opt-out mechanism within this provision, though applicable law in certain jurisdictions may …
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