Here’s what you can do to prevent Meta from training its AI using your Facebook and Instagram account data
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Preventing Meta from using your Instagram and Facebook data is within your reachthe company behind these social networks is also behind the development of large language models such as LLaMa which was presented in February 2023. Taking this into account, it was expected that Meta would announce to users that their data could be used to develop or train AI models.
Logically, not all people are willing to have their information used by large companies. Although Meta does not explicitly say that users can prevent these practices from being applied to their data, the company is obliged to offer an escape route from this situation. We’ll see how you can stop Meta from using your Instagram and Facebook data to train its AI.
Prevent Meta from using your Instagram and Facebook data to train its AI
Knowing the times is vital, On June 26, Meta will launch the training of its AI using information from Instagram and Facebook users. All those people who want to prevent their data from being used have until that date to inform Meta that they do not want their information to be used in their plans.
What information will Meta use from Instagram and Facebook? The changes in policies that the company has launched indicate the following:
We’re getting ready to enable our AI experiences in Meta in your region. AI in Meta is our set of generative AI features and experiences, including Meta AI and creative AI tools, along with the models that support them.
The way in which it will affect users is explained in the following statement:
In order to provide you with these experiences, the legal basis we will rely on will be our legitimate interests in using your information to develop and improve the A on Meta. You have the right to object to the way we use your information for these purposes. If we respond to your opposition, we will apply it from that moment on. We will update our Privacy Policy to reflect these changes. The new version will come into force on June 26, 2024.
Taking this situation into account, all users can object to Meta using their data when developing its AI. In the case of Instagram, the process to avoid the use of data is as follows:
- Go to your profile
- Open the hamburger menu in the upper right area
- Enter the section Setting
- Go to section ‘More information and help‘
- Enter the section of Information
- Access the Privacy Policy
- Click on ‘right to object‘
- Fill the form
Steps to follow to prevent Meta from collecting your Instagram profile information
It is important that in the form use the email that you have linked to your Instagram profilealso what you should write as indicated Metricool is:
“I do not want my account information to be used to train Meta’s AI, considering it a lack of privacy of my data because it violates article 18 of the Spanish Constitution of the right to personal privacy and one’s own image.”
In fact, you can copy and paste it in such a way that you save writing it from memory. Additionally, of course, you can also add more motifs. But It is key to make clear your disagreement with the use of your information in the development of Meta’s AI.
Having seen how to avoid this situation on Instagram, now it is time to set limits on the use of information for AI training on Facebook. The steps to follow are similar, although there are some changes as we see:
- Go to your profile
- Open the hamburger menu in the upper right area
- Enter the section Settings and privacy
- Go to section ‘Community standards and legal policies‘
- Enter the section of Privacy Policy
- Click on ‘right to object‘
- Fill the form
Steps to follow to prevent Meta from collecting your Facebook profile information
The information that you must enter in the form is the same as in the case of Instagram, it is also the text that expresses the reasons to the company about the use of your data. Having done this on both social networks, Meta will not be able to train its AI with data from your Instagram and Facebook profile.
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