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This provision operationalizes data consolidation across Meta's service ecosystem, enabling unified user profiling and information use across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and other Meta products. The cross-product data pooling establishes a single informational foundation that serves multiple services under common data practices.
The updated policy narrows the terms users explicitly agree to by using the service from a three-part agreement (Meta Terms, AI terms, and Privacy Policy) to AI terms only. The policy now explicitly discloses that interactions with AIs will be used to improve AI at Meta. This means continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of this narrower agreement scope and explicit participation in AI training data use. You should review Meta's AI terms directly to understand what they cover and what controls, if any, are available.
View change record →The updated policy now requires users to agree to Meta's AI terms as a condition of using the service, whereas this requirement was not previously stated in the privacy policy. The policy explicitly discloses that interactions with AI features will be used to improve Meta's AI systems. This means user activity with Meta's AI assistant is now designated for AI training and improvement purposes. You can review Meta's separate AI terms document to understand what data practices apply to AI interactions.
View change record →The updated policy no longer explicitly states that 'by using this service, you agree to Meta's AI terms' or that 'your interactions with AIs will be used to improve AI at Meta.' These removals mean users no longer encounter direct language connecting their use of Threads to AI training and improvement. The policy also removed a section header asking 'How is my data shared?' and eliminated direct navigational links to profile deletion and privacy settings management, making these options less discoverable within the help documentation.
View change record →Users' Threads activity data, engagement patterns, and account information become available for use by other Meta services and may be combined with information those services independently collect. The terms authorize Meta to apply shared data to advertising, content recommendations, and service operations across all connected products.
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"We provide your information to companies that are part of Meta... We share information we collect about you across our different products... The information we collect about you... can be used by the other Meta Products, and vice versa.— Excerpt from Threads's Threads Privacy Policy
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This provision operationalizes data consolidation across Meta's service ecosystem, enabling unified user profiling and information use across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and other Meta products. The cross-product data pooling establishes a single informational foundation that serves multiple services under common data practices.
Users' Threads activity data, engagement patterns, and account information become available for use by other Meta services and may be combined with information those services independently collect. The terms authorize Meta to apply shared data to advertising, content recommendations, and service operations across all connected products.
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