Meta expressed disappointment at the decision, insisting that its methods comply with Brazilian privacy laws and regulations. The company has also faced resistance in Europe, where it recently paused plans to use public posts for AI training. In Brazil, Meta has been given five working days to demonstrate compliance with the decision or face a daily fine of 50,000 reais ($8,820).
Key takeaways:
- Brazil's national data protection authority has ruled that Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, cannot use Brazilian data to train its artificial intelligence systems.
- The decision was made due to the risk of serious damage to the fundamental rights of the affected data subjects. Brazil is one of Meta's biggest markets with around 102 million active Facebook users.
- Meta has faced similar resistance in Europe, where it has paused plans to use public posts for AI training. In the U.S., however, such training is already happening due to lack of national online privacy laws.
- The company must demonstrate compliance within five working days from the notification of the decision, and the agency has established a daily fine of 50,000 reais ($8,820) for failure to do so.