Overview

• Select Facebook users encounter pop-ups asking them to enable “cloud processing,” which uploads unpublished camera-roll photos for Meta AI–driven creative suggestions when creating Stories.
• Meta states that media shared through the feature is only visible to the user and isn’t used for ad targeting or current AI model training.
• Users can disable camera roll processing in Settings under “Camera roll sharing suggestions,” triggering automatic removal of uploaded photos after 30 days.
• Meta’s AI Terms, enforceable since June 23, 2024, permit analysis and retention of user-provided images but do not clarify if private photos will be exempt from future AI training.
• EU users were allowed to opt out by May 27, 2025, while users in the U.S., Australia and other regions currently lack comparable safeguards, raising fresh privacy and regulatory concerns.