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A Meta, a company of Mark Zuckerberg that controls 👍 social networks Instagram and Facebook, as well as the instant messaging application WhatsApp, updated its usage terms to improve and 👍 train its artificial intelligence (AI) service through open user publications. The change occurred on June 16.

What does Meta say about 👍 information collection?

In Meta's Privacy Center, which can be accessed on Instagram, the company states that:

• it uses publicly available online information;
• it 👍 uses information shared in the company's products and services.

Does this include content posted by the user?

According to Meta, this information 👍 may include posts or photos and captions.

What is not used?

According to the company, the content of private messages with friends 👍 and relatives is not used.

Can you object?

In the Privacy Center, Meta also states that users have "rights related to how 👍 their information is used for AI in Meta", which includes the right to object to the use of shared information.

How 👍 to do it?

Logged in to your Instagram, follow these steps (or {nn} for print instructions):

1. In the photo feed, click on 👍 the three dots in the upper right corner.
2. You, the user, will fall on the "settings and activities" page.
3. Scroll to the 👍 end of the page and click on "about";
4. then, select "privacy policy".

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Is the removal immediate?

According to Meta, it 👍 is not. The text states that objection requests will be analyzed in accordance with relevant data protection laws. "If your 👍 request is granted, it will be applied from the moment it is accepted", says the text.