Meta halts European AI model launch following Irish government's request
6 months, 1 week ago

Meta halts European AI model launch following Irish government's request

India TV News  

Meta, a popular social media company headed by Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly said that it will not launch its Meta AI models in the European market now. At issue is Meta's plan to use personal data to train its artificial intelligence models without seeking consent, the company said THAT it would use publicly available and licensed online information. Meta further said that the Irish privacy watchdog had asked it to delay the training of its large language models by using public content which was shared by Facebook and Instagram adult users. Meta said the delayed launch of its AI models would also allow it to address requests from Britain's Information Commissioner’s Office.

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Instagram, Facebook users in Europe to get less personalised ads, low-cost plans
1 month, 1 week ago

Instagram, Facebook users in Europe to get less personalised ads, low-cost plans

Hindustan Times  

Meta Platforms is set to come up with a new feature where Instagram and Facebook users in Europe will be given a choice of "less personalised ads," a proactive measure announced on Tuesday to address growing regulatory scrutiny. A spokesperson for the EU emphasised that the new model introduced by Meta is under Meta's sole responsibility, and it is neither …

Meta AI tools come to UK for first time
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta AI tools come to UK for first time

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meta’s generative AI tools, including …

Meta to start using public posts on Facebook, Instagram in UK to train AI
3 months, 1 week ago

Meta to start using public posts on Facebook, Instagram in UK to train AI

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms will begin training its AI models using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in the UK over the coming months, the company said, after it had paused the training in the region following a regulatory backlash. The company will use public posts including photos, captions and comments to train its generative artificial intelligence models, it …

Zuckerberg secures green light to train AI on public British Facebook posts
3 months, 1 week ago

Zuckerberg secures green light to train AI on public British Facebook posts

The Telegraph  

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has been given the green light to use millions of Britons’ Facebook and Instagram data to supercharge its artificial intelligence technology in a break with the EU. The UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office, has waved through plans from Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, to harvest billions of public posts and images from …

Google's AI Compliance Now Faces EU Regulator Probe: Trouble In Sight?
3 months, 1 week ago

Google's AI Compliance Now Faces EU Regulator Probe: Trouble In Sight?

News 18  

DUBLIN: Google's lead EU privacy regulator opened an inquiry on Thursday into whether the search engine giant adequately protected European Union users' personal data before using it to help develop its foundational AI Model. Ireland's Data Protection Commission, the lead EU regulator for most of the top U.S. internet firms due to the location of their EU operations in Ireland, …

Brazil data regulator bans Meta from mining data to train AI models
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil data regulator bans Meta from mining data to train AI models

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s national data protection authority determined on Tuesday that Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, cannot use data originating in the country to train its artificial intelligence. Meta said on its Brazilian blog in May that it could “use information that people have shared publicly about Meta’s products and services for some of our …

EU may charge Instagram and Facebook-parent Meta over digital rules violation: Report
5 months, 3 weeks ago

EU may charge Instagram and Facebook-parent Meta over digital rules violation: Report

The Hindu  

EU authorities may charge Meta over its model that makes Facebook and Instagram users pay in order to stop their data from being shared, reported Financial Times, citing several anonymous sources. However, EU regulators have previously warned that as per the Digital Markets Act, “gatekeeper platforms” would not be able to “track end users outside of the gatekeepers’ core platform …

Meta AI rolls out for WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook in India
6 months ago

Meta AI rolls out for WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook in India

India TV News  

Meta has started rolling out the Meta AI- its AI chatbot for Indian users. The AI assistant will be accessible via popular platforms of the company which includes WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, along with a dedicated website at Meta.AI. Availability and integration Meta AI will be integrated into multiple Meta applications seamlessly and users will be able to access …

Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns
6 months, 1 week ago

Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns

The Hindu  

Meta wants to use data from users in privacy-conscious Europe to train its artificial intelligence models, the social media giant said Monday as it faces concerns about data protection while battling to keep up with rivals like OpenAI and Google. Meta's AI training efforts are hampered by stringent European Union data privacy laws, which give people control over how their …

Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns
6 months, 1 week ago

Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns

Associated Press  

LONDON — Meta wants to use data from users in privacy-conscious Europe to train its artificial intelligence models, the social media giant said Monday as it faces concerns about data protection while battling to keep up with rivals like OpenAI and Google. Meta’s AI training efforts are hampered by stringent European Union data privacy laws, which give people control over …

EU opens probe into Facebook and Instagram amid claims they are not doing enough to tackle Russian disinformation ahead of crunch elections
7 months, 3 weeks ago

EU opens probe into Facebook and Instagram amid claims they are not doing enough to tackle Russian disinformation ahead of crunch elections

Daily Mail  

The European Union has launched an investigation into Facebook and Instagram amid claims they are not doing enough to tackle Russian disinformation which could potentially undermine democracy. 'If we suspect a violation of the rules, we act,' Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Brussels is especially concerned that Meta, the company which runs the social media platforms, does not …

Meta under fire from European Union for not doing enough about election disinformation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta under fire from European Union for not doing enough about election disinformation

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union said Tuesday that it’s investigating Facebook and Instagram for suspected violations of the bloc’s digital rulebook, including not doing enough to protect users from foreign disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said it’s opening formal proceedings into whether parent company Meta Platforms breached the Digital Services Act, a sweeping …

Meta unveils team to combat disinformation and AI harms in EU elections
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Meta unveils team to combat disinformation and AI harms in EU elections

Al Jazeera  

Tech giant’s head of EU affairs says team will bring together experts from across the company. Facebook owner Meta has unveiled plans to launch a dedicated team to combat disinformation and harms generated by artificial intelligence ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. Marco Pancini, Meta’s head of EU affairs, said the “EU-specific Elections Operations Center” would bring together experts …

European privacy officials widen ban on Meta's behavioral advertising to most of Europe
1 year, 1 month ago

European privacy officials widen ban on Meta's behavioral advertising to most of Europe

The Independent  

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European privacy officials widen ban on Meta’s behavioral advertising to most of Europe
1 year, 1 month ago

European privacy officials widen ban on Meta’s behavioral advertising to most of Europe

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — European officials widened a ban on Meta’s “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe on Wednesday, setting up a broader conflict between the continent’s privacy-conscious institutions and an American technology giant. Behavioral advertising, used by Meta’s Facebook and Instagram among many other tech companies, involves observing individual behavior such as browsing habits, mouse clicks and app usage, …

Meta faces Europe-wide data privacy restrictions for targetted ads
1 year, 1 month ago

Meta faces Europe-wide data privacy restrictions for targetted ads

Live Mint  

Meta Platforms Inc. is poised to encounter Europe-wide restrictions on utilizing the personal data of Facebook and Instagram users for targeted advertising, Bloomberg reported. Ireland's Data Protection Commission, acting as the chief privacy overseer for Meta in the region, has a two-week window to impose a ban on processing personal data for behavioral advertising based on contractual and legitimate interest …

Meta Floats Charging $14 a Month for Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook
1 year, 2 months ago

Meta Floats Charging $14 a Month for Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook

Live Mint  

Would people pay nearly $14 a month to use Instagram on their phones without ads? Meta’s proposals have been pitched specifically as a way to navigate demands by EU regulators to seek consent before crunching user data to select highly personalized ads. Driving Meta’s proposal has been demands by privacy regulators, led by Ireland, that Meta seek user consent before …

Changing Tactics: Meta may remove ads from Insta, FB because of EU’s DSA and ad transparency laws
1 year, 3 months ago

Changing Tactics: Meta may remove ads from Insta, FB because of EU’s DSA and ad transparency laws

Firstpost  

Meta may be thinking of giving users an option to completely remove ads from their feeds on Instagram and Facebook. This is because EU’s DSA and strict ad transparency laws are set to cause trouble for tech companies who do not handle user data properly, and target them with ads Meta, the tech giant encompassing various platforms, has often displayed …

Meta may allow Facebook, Instagram users in EU to pay to avoid ads: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Meta may allow Facebook, Instagram users in EU to pay to avoid ads: Report

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms is considering paid versions of Facebook and Instagram with no Those who pay for the subscriptions would not see ads while Meta would also continue to offer free versions of the apps with ads in the EU, the report said, citing three people with knowledge of the plans. The report added that the possible move may help Meta …

Meta to ask EU users' consent to share data for targeted ads
1 year, 4 months ago

Meta to ask EU users' consent to share data for targeted ads

The Hindu  

Social media giant Meta on Tuesday said it intends to ask EU-based users to give their consent before allowing targeted advertising on its networks including Facebook, bowing to pressure from European regulators. It said the changes were to address "evolving and emerging regulatory requirements" amid a bruising tussle with the Irish Data Protection Commission which oversees EU data rules in …

Meta's Threads app won't launch in European Union countries. Here's why
1 year, 5 months ago

Meta's Threads app won't launch in European Union countries. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Threads app — the social network rolling out this week to take on Twitter Inc. — won’t be offered in the European Union as the company works out how data sharing between the new platform and its Instagram app will be regulated. Meta is waiting for more guidance around the Digital Markets Act, new EU competition rules …

EU welcomes Meta plans for tough content rules
1 year, 5 months ago

EU welcomes Meta plans for tough content rules

The Hindu  

The EU on Friday cautiously welcomed efforts made by Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, to prepare for new European rules on content moderation that kick in on August 25. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg "was very involved and knew exactly where we stand," EU commissioner Thierry Breton told reporters after talks at the social media giant's California headquarters. The …

Meta fined $1.3 billion by EU for sending user data to US: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Meta fined $1.3 billion by EU for sending user data to US: Report

Live Mint  

The Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc was hit with a record fine amounting to $1.3 billion by European Union privacy regulators for sending user data to the United States. The Irish Data Protection Commission on Monday announced their judgement on Monday citing the fact that Meta Platforms' continued data transfers to the US didn’t address “the risks to the fundamental …

Meta told to reassess legal basis for EU personalised ads
1 year, 11 months ago

Meta told to reassess legal basis for EU personalised ads

The Hindu  

Meta must reassess the legal basis on how Facebook and Instagram use personal data to target advertising in the European Union, its lead privacy regulator in the bloc said on Wednesday when it fined the social media giant 390 million euros for the breaches. The order on personalised advertising was made in December by the EU's privacy watchdog, according to …

EU fines Meta $414 million for privacy violations, prohibits firm from forcing users to agree to personalised ads
1 year, 11 months ago

EU fines Meta $414 million for privacy violations, prohibits firm from forcing users to agree to personalised ads

Firstpost  

London: European Union regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for privacy violations and banned the company from forcing users in the 27-nation bloc to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission imposed two fines totaling 390 million euros in its decision in two cases that could shake …

Irish privacy regulator fines Meta more than $400 million
1 year, 11 months ago

Irish privacy regulator fines Meta more than $400 million

The Hindu  

Ireland's data privacy regulator fined Meta 390 million euros on Wednesday for breaches at its Facebook and Instagram services and said both must reassess the legal basis on how they run advertising based on personal data in the European Union. The order on how both social media companies run advertising was made in December by the EU's privacy watchdog, according …

Meta expected to face new fines after EU privacy ruling
2 years ago

Meta expected to face new fines after EU privacy ruling

The Hindu  

Meta is expected to face another large fine after Europe's data watchdog on Tuesday imposed binding decisions concerning the treatment of personal data by the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The European Data Protection Supervisor said in a statement that the rulings concerned Meta's use of data for targeted advertising, but did not give details or recommend fines. The …

Irish regulator moves closer to ban on Facebook EU-U.S. data flows
2 years, 5 months ago

Irish regulator moves closer to ban on Facebook EU-U.S. data flows

The Hindu  

Ireland's data privacy regulator moved a step closer to a ruling that could halt EU-U.S. data transfers by Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram when it shared an updated draft order with other EU regulators on Thursday, a spokesperson said. The Data Protection Commission issued a provisional order in 2020 to block the mechanism Meta uses to transfer data on EU users …

Call the bluff: Meta cannot and will not unfriend Europe
2 years, 10 months ago

Call the bluff: Meta cannot and will not unfriend Europe

Hindustan Times  

Meta, formerly Facebook, has said that it may have to consider shutting down popular social networks Facebook and Instagram in European countries. Facebook's parent firm Meta said February 7, 2022 it has no plans to pull its services from Europe, after raising the possibility amid an ongoing row over transferring European data to the United States. “If a new transatlantic …

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