- Company
- Meta Platforms
- Regulator or court
- Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD)
- Law
- Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD)
- Status
- Suspended after compliance plan (August 2024); ANPD supervision continued
What happened
Brazil's data protection authority ordered Meta to immediately stop using public posts from Brazilian Facebook and Instagram users to train its generative AI, citing an inappropriate legal basis, unclear information to users, obstacles to opting out and use of children's data. The order was lifted on 30 August 2024 after Meta agreed a compliance plan, including an easier opt-out and not using data from under-18s.
Sources
ANPD (gov.br) – vote on precautionary suspensionCNN Brasil – Meta barred from using user data for AI trainingConvergência Digital – ANPD lifts measureSummary in our own words. General information, not legal advice.