Meta will start using its s' data to train its AI, how can you opt out of this?

This coming May 27, the parent company of Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook, with the recent addition of Threads, will begin to use its s' data to train its artificial intelligence, something they can object to before that day, as afterwards it will not be possible to do so.

This idea has been around since April, when they issued a statement explaining the company's plans: "We continuously improve AI. That's why we want you to know that we will use public posts and comments from s of people over 18 years old, as well as your interactions with AI features on Meta. We will do this in accordance with our legitimate interests in developing and improving the generative AI models that Meta AI employs."

"You have the right to object to us using your information for these purposes. If you tell us that you object, we will send you an email to confirm that we will not use your interactions with AI features on Meta or your public information from Meta Products for the purposes mentioned above from that point forward. If you have already exercised your right to object, there is no need to submit another request. These changes will take effect on May 27, 2025," they said.

For its part, the Federation of Consumers and s (CECU), which is part of the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), is calling on Meta to "rectify this policy as it is contrary to data protection, competition and digital rights regulations".

"We consider this situation to be very serious, which could also set a precedent for other companies in the technology sector to act in the same way," CECU's digital rights expert Anabel Arias told Europa Press

To object to this, the procedure is simple. From the Instagram app, you must click on the three stripes of the profile (top right), look for the option 'Privacy Center', once there, the statement about AI will appear, you must click on 'Object', and then click on 'Submit'.

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"You have the right to object to Meta using your public information from Meta products," as well as your interactions with AI features, "to develop and improve generative artificial intelligence models. You can submit this form to exercise this right.

We refer to AI at Meta as our set of generative AI features and experiences, such as Meta AI and creative AI tools, along with the models that make them possible. Many of these models are available through an open platform that s researchers, developers and other of the community.

The public information of our products may contain the following public elements:

Publications- Photos and their captions- CommentsWe do not use the content of your private messages with friends and family to train our AI, unless you or someone in the chat decides to share it with our AI. If you send an opt-out, we will email you to confirm that we will not use your public information from Meta products or your interactions with AI features on Meta for future development and improvement of generative artificial intelligence models.

Your objection will also apply to any s you have added to the s Center that the you submitted this form from is part of. You will need to submit a new form for each additional you have that is not part of the same s Center as this . Visit the Help Center for more information on the s Center.

We may continue to process certain information about you to develop and improve AI at Meta, even if you object or do not use our products and services. For example, this would be the case if:

• - You or your information appears in an image that someone who uses our products has publicly shared somewhere in these places.
• - You or your information is mentioned in public posts or captions that someone has shared on our products.