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The clause establishes the operational scope of Meta's rights to user-generated content, enabling the company to utilize posted material across its service infrastructure, including for distribution, modification, and derivative work creation. This licensing structure determines how content can be processed, stored, and repurposed within the platform's operations.
The updated Terms of Use no longer include disclosures stating that conversations with AI systems may be used to train Meta AI models. References to separate Meta AI terms were also removed. The terms previously contained five sentences addressing AI training and data use that are no longer present.
View change record →The updated terms add explicit language requiring users to agree to Meta's AI terms as a condition of service use. The agreement now states that interactions with AI features will be used to improve AI systems at Meta. This establishes that continued use of Threads constitutes acceptance of Meta's separate AI terms, which are referenced but not fully detailed in the Terms of Use excerpt. Users should review Meta's AI terms to understand what specific AI features are covered and what data is collected from those interactions.
View change record →Users grant Meta broad usage rights to content they post, meaning the platform is authorized to modify, distribute, and create derivative works from user-submitted material without additional compensation. The scope of these rights extends globally and permits sub-licensing to other parties, subject to the user's configured privacy settings.
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The clause establishes the operational scope of Meta's rights to user-generated content, enabling the company to utilize posted material across its service infrastructure, including for distribution, modification, and derivative work creation. This licensing structure determines how content can be processed, stored, and repurposed within the platform's operations.
Users grant Meta broad usage rights to content they post, meaning the platform is authorized to modify, distribute, and create derivative works from user-submitted material without additional compensation. The scope of these rights extends globally and permits sub-licensing to other parties, subject to the user's configured privacy settings.
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