Meta states that users can access, correct, download, delete, and restrict how their data is processed, with links to controls available in the Privacy Center.
Consumer impact (what this means for users)
You have formal rights to access, correct, export, and delete your Meta data, but exercising these rights requires navigating multiple settings menus, and some data — such as content others have posted about you — cannot be deleted through these mechanisms.
What you can do
⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
Export Your Data
Go to facebook.com/dyi, select the data categories you want to export, choose your format (HTML or JSON), and request your download — Meta will notify you when it is ready.
Delete Your Data
Visit facebook.com/privacy/center, navigate to 'Your data and privacy', select 'Delete your account and information', and follow the prompts. Note the 30-day grace period before permanent deletion.
Cross-platform context
See how other platforms handle User Rights and Control Mechanisms and similar clauses.
While these rights are stated, their effective exercise is complicated by Meta's complex settings architecture and the limitations on deletion of third-party-posted content and off-platform data.
View original clause language
We want you to understand what information we have about you, and how you can control, manage, delete or export that information. We have provided you with a number of controls you can use to manage your account and your privacy. You can access, rectify, port and erase your data. You can object to, or restrict, certain processing of your data. You also have the right to withdraw consent where you have previously given your consent to the processing of your data.
Watcher: regulatory citations. Professional: full compliance memo.
Applicable agencies
FTC
The FTC enforces Meta's data rights obligations under the 2020 consent order and has authority to take action if Meta fails to honor stated user rights commitments.