Users need to respond quickly to
The Data Protection Authority reports that at the end of May 2025 will assess artificial intelligence training by utilizing posts, photos and comments from Facebook and Instagram users in Europe.
It is stated that this covers all content that has been made public on these media, both new content and what has already been published.
« Users who want to prevent their data from being used need to respond as soon as possible, » says Notice from Privacy.
Need to object before the end of May
It also says it was planned to start training in 2024, but that decision was postponed after the Irish Privacy Agency (IDPC), which oversees assessment in Europe, commented on the legal basis and lack of transparency. The Data Protection Authority says that the implementation of a simpler process has now been implemented that allow users to object to the use of their data.
« All European users Facebook and Instagram who have reached the age of 18 are notified of this change from evaluation and information on how to object to the processing. If no objection is received, the processing is considered to be approved.
Then it says that it may object to the processing in a simple way through the following links Here for Facebook and Here for Instagram.
If no objection is received, the processing is considered approved.
AFP
