Overview

• Adam Mosseri said in a video that Instagram and Facebook do not use phone microphones to listen to conversations, calling such behavior a gross privacy violation.
• He cited OS indicators and battery drain as signs users would notice if a microphone were active, and offered non-audio reasons for precise ads including prior web activity, lookalike targeting, pre-exposure, or coincidence.
• Meta says its updated privacy policy will allow interactions with Meta AI to inform ad and content personalization across its services starting December 16.
• Multiple reports say Meta will notify users on October 7 about the change and that there will be no opt-out for using AI-chat signals.
• Skepticism persists despite past denials in 2016 and Mark Zuckerberg’s 2018 testimony, with many users unconvinced by Mosseri’s latest explanation.