According to Cointelegraph, Meta will train its AI models using content publicly shared by adult users in the UK on Facebook and Instagram, including posts, comments, photos, and captions.

Meta said its AI is designed to reflect the world’s diverse communities, and it plans to launch in more countries and languages ​​later this year. Meta will not use information from users under 18.

In July, Meta suspended its AI launch in the EU following an order from the Irish Data Protection Commission due to data privacy concerns. Meta claimed that its data usage was subject to user consent and provided an opt-out option.

UK users will receive an in-app notification detailing Meta’s data usage practices and providing the option to object to their data being used for AI training. Meta says it will honor all objection forms received.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has stepped up its oversight of AI. On September 12, the DPC launched a cross-border investigation into Google Ireland Limited to determine whether it complied with EU data protection laws when developing AI models.

The DPC also investigated social media platform X, which agreed to stop using personal data of EU and EEA users to train its AI chatbot Grok.