Ireland: Data Protection Commission assessment of Meta's use of users' photos and posts for AI services training and development

Progress

Current status
under investigation
14 Jun 2024 under investigation

Scope

Implementers
Ireland
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

14 Jun 2024
under investigation

Issued Data Protection Commission statement following Meta’s decision to stop using users' photos and posts for AI services training and development

On 14 June 2024, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced that following the dialogue with Meta, the company decided to pause its plans to train its large language model using public content from adults on Facebook and Instagram across the Eur…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority

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