How to opt out of Instagram and Facebook training AI on your posts [Video]

Instagram users are sharing a dubious image in the hope that it will opt them out of the platform’s controversial AI policy – but the Story post won’t help one bit.

Instagram and Facebook users in the UK earlier this month started receiving notifications alerting them about the official change. As part of the new rules, Meta plans to feed its AI photos and posts shared by adults on its social media platforms.

Privacy activists, including the Open Rights Group (ORG) and None of Your Business (Noyb), have slated Meta’s plans. Regulators in the UK put it on hold until recently.

Here’s what you can do to stop Meta’s AI from gobbling up your data — and the details on that viral Instagram image.

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