Meta Faces Backlash Over AI Training Using Facebook and Instagram Data

Digital rights groups file complaints across Europe, challenging Meta's data usage policies set to take effect June 26.

Meta plans to use public posts, images, and comments from Facebook and Instagram to train AI models.
Digital rights group Noyb has filed complaints in 11 European countries, alleging privacy violations.
Users must opt-out if they do not want their data used, a process criticized as cumbersome and misleading.
Artists are leaving Instagram, fearing their work will be used without consent to train AI.
Meta insists its data usage complies with European privacy laws and is consistent with industry practices.