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Hey, UK! Here’s how to ‘opt out’ of Meta using your Facebook and Instagram data to train its AI
Meta has started notifying UK Facebook and Instagram users of its AI data-hoovering efforts -- here's how you can 'opt out.'
Facebook notification Image Credits: TechCrunchMeta’s argument is that it needs local user-generated content to improve its large language models, including public social media posts, comments, interactions, photos and more — and it claims such access will help it better reflect the diversity of the European population. Given that Meta’s U.K. business now sits outside the EU’s jurisdiction, the company has — nonetheless — forged ahead with its data-training endeavors in the U.K., making only minor changes to the opt-out process it offers local users. This is important, because sensitive characteristics — such as a person’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, beliefs, health information, sexual orientation, and more — could easily be conveyed publicly to friends on Facebook.
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