Why do you keep seeing this ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ on social media? (Image: X @hannahlouisef) ·

You might have noticed a viral message circulating on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads that claims to protect users’ personal data from Meta on Wednesday. However, the news is completely false. The message which was shared by over 500,000 users including celebrities like Julianne Moore and Tom Brady, states that failing to post it may result in legal consequences and implies that Meta will use users’ information and photos without consent.

“Goodbye Meta AI,” the post starts like this. “Please note an attorney has advised us to put this on, failure to do so may result in legal consequences. 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.” Many users have reshared it and have been circulating on social media platforms since Wednesday.

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Now, A fact-checking website Lead Stories and Meta‘s own flags label this message as “false,” and sharing this post doesn’t prevent Meta from using your data and it may even make you vulnerable to hackers. It is mandatory to review Meta’s privacy settings and adjust them according to your preferences to actually protect your data. In Europe, users were notified about Meta’s AI data usage and given an opt-out option due to strict regulations. Although, users in other regions including Australia, India, and the US, weren’t informed.

what if you fell in love with someone then they reposted Goodbye Meta AI on their Instagram story pic.twitter.com/5wD0OgtZTc

— Hannah Louise (@hannahlouisef) September 24, 2024

Meta has new terms and conditions as of June 26th which enables the platform to use posts, images and online tracking data to train its AI large language model called LLaMa 3, but you can opt out of it by simply changing your settings.

• Go to Facebook and click  data settings and then click Facebook activity
• Select manage your data and disable data sharing and AI model training

On Instagram users can click settings and then go to About and select privacy policy, then you will see data sharing, and you can click on it to opt-out.

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