Meta introduced rule allowing photos to be used – True

Law bans social media platforms ... use ... Google, Meta and TikTok have sued California to block enforcement of ⁠a new state law intended ⁠to limit the risk ​of addicting children under 16 to social media platforms...

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file · Meta said it was postponing the rollout of new terms for its business accounts after an outcry from media companies and open-web advocates who said the updated rules would allow the tech giant to scrape vast amounts of data and potentially build competing services.

Meta’s new business terms self-authorise the company to crawl and reuse content from the websites of businesses using its services, including Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – raising major concerns among news publishers, digital businesses ...

It is not yet established, in the available reporting, that the terms are legally enforceable for AI training against content that the business itself does not own outright, such as syndicated wire content, licensed photography, or third-party bylined work hosted on a publisher’s domain. Similarly, it is not established that the new terms would override existing content licensing agreements that publishers may already have in place with Meta or with other AI companies. Contract law and copyright law are related but distinct bodies of law, and a terms-of-service clause binding a business to Meta’s platform rules does not automatically settle who owns the underlying copyright in scraped content, or whether that scraping constitutes fair use.

Facebook and Meta Platforms have been criticized for their management of various content on posts, photos and entire groups and profiles. This includes but is not limited to allowing violent content, including content related to war crimes, and not limiting the spread of fake news and COVID-19 ...

Meta launched Community Notes in the USA in 2025, drawing inspiration from Twitter/X’s model. According to the company, it’s a collaborative system that allows context to be added to potentially false, misleading or confusing posts on Facebook, ...

That’s why we developed standards for what is and isn’t allowed on these services. Please note that the US English version of the Community Standards reflects the most up to date set of the policies and should be used as the primary document. ... The goal of our Community Standards is to create a place for expression and give people a voice. Meta wants people to be able to talk openly about the issues that matter to them, whether through written comments, photos, music, or other artistic mediums, even if some may disagree or find them objectionable.

Meta recently introduced an option allowing glasses owners to prevent visual data from AI interactions from being retained for training.

Meta has acknowledged it already uses public Facebook and Instagram posts, including photographs and text, to train generative AI models. The updated business terms being disputed have to do with the additional permissions they are seeking.