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German consumer protection group calls on Meta to halt its AI training in the EU – will other countries follow suit?

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  • A German consumer protection group is calling on Meta to halt its AI training plans in the EU
  • All public posts and user interactions are set to feed Meta AI starting from May 27, 2025
  • Meta claims the AI training complies with EU law, but privacy advocates still question its legality under GDPR

A German consumer protection group is calling on Meta to halt its plan to start training its AI models with EU users’ data.

The Verbraucherzentrale North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has sent a cease and desist letter to the Big Tech giant on April 30, 2025, to demand that Facebook and Instagram stop their AI training plans. The group also threatens further legal action if Meta decides not to comply.

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