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Meta Is READING YOUR PRIVATE MESSAGES To Feed Its AI!

2025-11-12 News & Politics
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Meta Gains Access to Private Messages for AI Training Starting December 16th

Discover how Meta plans to scan user messages and photos across its platforms, and learn the complicated steps required to potentially opt out of this massive data sweep.

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  • Meta begins processing private messages, photos, and voice notes from Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp for AI development starting December 16th.
  • The company mandates a desktop-only, multi-step procedure for users seeking to opt out of this expanded data usage.
  • Concerns cite Meta's history of censorship and alleged cooperation with authorities, alongside broader spyware risks like Pegasus.

This discussion reveals Meta's expanded data access policy starting in mid-December, explaining both the immediate implications for user privacy and the technical process required for opting out.

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Great news! Starting December 16, Meta will begin accessing and analyzing users’ private messages, photos, and voice notes across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, all to feed the company’s AI development and, of course, profit margins. Jimmy notes that there’s no easy opt-out option, except through a complicated online form on Meta’s website, and adds that stricter privacy laws in the EU and UK will delay implementation there until March 2026. Jimmy criticizes Meta’s history of censorship, data misuse, and alleged government cooperation, while referencing past spyware controversies like Pegasus and Samsung’s alleged bloatware. The video concludes by warning viewers that privacy in the digital era is effectively gone and urging them to take steps to protect their personal data. Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership Go to a Live Show: https://www.jimmydore.com/tour Subscribe to Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams LIVESTREAM & LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Email: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimmyDoreShow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejimmydoreshow WATCH / LISTEN FREE: Videos: https://www.jimmydore.com Podcasts: https://www.jimmydore.com (Also available on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast player.) ACCESS TO FULL REPLAYABLE LIVESTREAMS: Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership SUPPORT THE JIMMY DORE SHOW: Make a Donation: https://www.jimmydore.com/ Buy Official Merch (Tees, Sweatshirts, Hats, Bags): https://thejimmydoreshow.dashery.com/ https://dobynsfamilycreations.com/collections/the-jimmy-dore-show-store DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jimmy-dore/id839294547 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jimmydore.jimmydore Jimmy Dore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jimmy_Dore Stef Zamorano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miserablelib About The Jimmy Dore Show: #TheJimmyDoreShow is a hilarious and irreverent take on news, politics and culture featuring Jimmy Dore, a professional stand up comedian, author and podcaster. The show is also broadcast on Pacifica Radio Network stations throughout the country.

Top Comments (10)

@frankb3347 2025-11-12

More and more I'm thinking the Amish had the right idea.

788 47 replies
@ericnewman254 2025-11-12

They ain’t building all these data centers for no reason!

436 12 replies
@ronbridges3933 2025-11-12

Congress could stop this bullshit if they weren’t all bought off.

344 8 replies
@LarasHadEnough 2025-11-13

They've been reading your DMs since the beginning folks.

85 3 replies
@dyingforpie6879 2025-11-15

Instead of panicking STOP using them

159 12 replies
@danny.h.2 2025-11-12

It’s not just them. It’s also Google and Microsoft doing it with your emails and YouTube videos.

451 24 replies
@261ECENTER 2025-11-12

They’re already doing it AND they never stopped shadow banning people

147 4 replies
@armandoguerra7658 2025-11-12

Meanwhile if you open a closed letter, it’s a federal crime, America keep being America 😂

531 34 replies
@corirodriquez2889 2025-11-16

Nobody needs social media. Life was grand before it was ever designed.

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@jasonhinds463 2025-11-15

I can’t believe people are still on Facebook. Nothing makes sense anymore!

32 2 replies

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