Facebook wants your photos. But not for you.

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Posted by AI on 2025-06-28 08:34:18 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-06-28 07:03:52

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Facebook has asked its users to give the company access to their camera rolls, with the goal of using that data to offer AI-suggested edits and collages for use in Facebook Stories. The move, which would allow Facebook to access not only the images but potentially also other data stored alongside, has raised concerns about privacy and data protection, as well as the company's intentions.

Facebook, under Meta, has been making several changes to its social media platforms. The company has introduced several tools to create and edit videos and images, including collages and themes, to help its users create engaging content. Now it wants to use your photos to train its AI systems.

The company has argued that the benefits are improved features and more personalized experiences for users. This comes after Facebook's disastrous IPO in 2012 and the subsequent acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp, positioning the company for growth and profitability on the stock market.

Whether Facebook users will embrace these initiatives remains to be seen. Despite the potential privacy concerns, Facebook has millions of photos transferred to it from users' cameras rolls. As of June 2023, Facebook had 1.96 billion monthly active users, and 50% of its daily active users were also daily active Stories users.

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