Social Media Giants Use User Data for AI Training: How to Opt Out

LinkedIn, Facebook, and other platforms are collecting user content for AI development without explicit user consent.

LinkedIn has automatically enrolled hundreds of millions of users outside the EU and UK in its AI training program without clear notification.
Meta has been using public Facebook and Instagram posts from non-EU users since 2007 to train its AI, with no simple opt-out option available.
X (formerly Twitter) uses user posts and interactions with its AI chatbot Grok for training, requiring users to manually opt out.
Snapchat's 'My Selfie' feature can turn user selfies into AI-generated ads, but users must opt in to the feature and can toggle off ad usage.
TikTok has not clarified its stance on using user data for AI training, despite launching generative AI tools for brands and users.