Meta AI

Data-handling profile

Trains on input

Yes, on all tiers

Retention

Meta AI chatbot interactions across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp (as of a Dec 2025 policy change) are used as training data for Meta's algorithms and to inform ad targeting; there is no way to fully deactivate Meta AI in Instagram/Facebook/Threads. Private 1:1/group chat message content is not used to train AI unless a user explicitly shares it with the AI. Public posts/photos may be used for AI training.

Data region

Global

Certifications

none listed

DPA available

No

Breach history

none known

EU AI Act

No consumer-facing opt-out from AI-chatbot-interaction data use combined with ads-targeting linkage creates significant EU AI Act and GDPR purpose-limitation exposure; already subject to EU regulatory pushback over AI training on user data (2024 EU pause of Meta's AI training in the bloc).

Sources

• https://about.fb.com/news/2023/09/privacy-matters-metas-generative-ai-features/
• https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/05/metas-confusing-new-approach-to-chat-privacy
• https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/metas-chatbot-data-grab-privacy-what-it-means-for-you
• https://us.norton.com/blog/ai/how-to-opt-out-of-meta-ai

Every fact above is drawn from the vendor's public documentation, reviewed by a human, and version-stamped. Monitored daily for changes.

Change history

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