How to stop Meta from training its AI using your Facebook data

Content shared on Meta’s social media platforms, like Instagram and Facebook, is used for the company’s AI training.

Instagram and Facebook users should have recently received a notification informing them that their content, including posts and photos, will be used to train Meta’s AI products and services. This is automatic registration, but users can unsubscribe if they wish.

“We also use information shared about Meta’s products and services,” Meta writes on Gen AI’s privacy page. This information could be things like posts or photos and their captions.

“Even if you do not use our products and services or do not have an account, we may still process information about you to develop and improve AI at Meta.”

This means that even if you don’t have a Facebook or Instagram profile, if someone else shares your image or information about you there, it will still be used to train Meta’s AI systems.

How to unsubscribe from Meta AI training on Facebook

If you do not want your information and data to be used for Meta’s AI products, such as the recently launched Meta AI Assistant, there is a way to opt-out. If you have received a notification regarding AI training on your Facebook profile, click on the notification then on “right to object”. Otherwise, you can also click directly via this link.

From there, you need to indicate your country of residence, your email address, and why you do not want Meta to use your information for AI training. This can be as simple as writing, “I don’t want my data used.”

Once submitted, you should receive a response from Meta confirming that the content you post will not be used to train the AI. Notably, this still does not include when you appear anywhere in an image shared on Meta Services by someone else or when you are mentioned in posts or captions shared by someone else. other.

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