Thousands are falling for new ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ scam here’s why it’s fake | Tech News [Video]

Nearly 550,000 people have shared a fake Instagram story statement claiming that unless they post it, Meta will ‘use their information’.

An increasing number of tech giants are subtly tweaking their privacy policies so they can train AI chatbots and other services with public user information.

Among them is Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram and between them has 3 billion users.

But now a viral post is claiming that people can opt out of this by simply sharing a copy-paste statement on their Instagram stories.

The statement reads: ‘Goodbye Meta AI. Please note an attorney has advised us to put this on, failure to do so may result in legal consequences. As Meta is now a public entity all members must post a similar statement.

‘If you do not post at least once it will be assumed you are okay with them using your information and photos. I do not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of my personal data, …