The viral ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ post on people’s Instagram Stories doesn’t actually protect their data WSOC TV [Video]

Hundreds of thousands of users across all of Meta’s platforms are posting the same statement about wanting to protect their social media profiles from being used by the company and AI. But the reality is, this message doesn’t actually mean anything or protect anyone.

“Goodbye Meta AI,” the post begins. “As Meta is now a public entity all members must post a similar statement. If you do not post at least once it will be assumed you are okay with them using your information and photos. I do not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of my personal data, profile information or photos.”

The “copypasta” — a term to describe a chunk of text copied and pasted all over the internet — seems to have started in early September. It’s also not the firsttime an inaccurate privacy copypasta has circulated on Meta. As recently as May, people were sharing a similarly worded post that said, “I …