Meta AI Training: The European Objection Process Against Instagram Scraping
Validated facts
Meta planned to use all public posts by European users since 2007 for AI models. After intervention by the Irish DPC and NOYB, Meta had to unlock an objection form and pause training for now.
In plain language
The stop sign for family photos: You can forbid Meta from using your holiday pictures and posts of the last 15 years as fuel for the next image generator.
Security relevance & practical tip
Consumers should actively exercise their right to object (opt-out) in the app settings.
Primary source / reference
- DPC Ireland / NOYB Beschwerden