Meta is set to resume training its AI models using content shared by adult users in Europe on Facebook and Instagram, while ensuring that private messages and data from users under 18 are not included. Users will receive notifications and can object to the use of their data for this purpose. This rollout follows a previous delay due to data protection concerns raised by the Irish Data Protection Commission and other EU authorities.

The Irish Data Protection Commission has approved Meta's plan to use data from EU citizens for AI training, despite ongoing legal challenges from privacy advocates. Meta has made several adjustments to its data collection practices in response to regulatory feedback, but organizations like None Of Your Business (noyb) are still poised to contest this decision in court. A German lawsuit against Meta may further complicate the situation as it seeks to block the AI training set to begin on May 27.