Meta announced that starting May 8, private direct messages on Instagram will be unencrypted for AI training purposes. The company plans to use this data to create "digital twins" of users for market segmentation and other experiments. Users are reportedly not offered an opt-out for this data collection. AI
Summary written by gemini-2.5-flash-lite from 1 source. How we write summaries →
IMPACT This policy change by Meta could set a precedent for how social media platforms leverage user data for AI development, potentially impacting user privacy expectations across the digital landscape.
RANK_REASON A major tech company is changing its data privacy policy for AI purposes, impacting millions of users. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]