evidence: Yes, Meta (FB, Instagram etc.) are automatically opting in everyone in an area receiving this annoucement to having their private data collected and used to train their AI software, and you have to manually object to opt out. And, of course, they make that look daunting enough to discourage people from doing it by telling you to fill in a impact statement on how them using your data in this way will negatively affect you. Very sneaky. [...] "The use of my data infringes upon my rights under the UK's Data Protection Act 2018. I do not give consent for my data to be used for any form of AI training, development, improvement or a more personalised experience. I do not give consent for my data to be used for any other form of training, development, improvement or a more personalised experience in any Meta product or technology. I have the right to keep my data private as per the UK's implementation of GDPR." [...] "The use of my data infringes on my rights as a (French/German/Dutch/etc.) resident and EU citizen. I do not consent to my data being used for AI training, development, improvement or a more personalised experience. I do not give consent for my data to be used for any other form of training, development, improvement or a more personalised experience in any Meta product or technology. I have the right to keep my data private as per the European GDPR law."