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Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camera roll you haven't yet shared | TechCrunch

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Facebook is asking users for access to their phone's camera roll to automatically suggest AI -edited versions of their photos.

The feature is being suggested to Facebook users when they’re creating a new Story on the social networking app.

Facebook says it will upload media from your phone’s photo roll to its cloud on an “ongoing basis,” based on information like time, location, or themes.

By clicking “Allow” you’ll let Facebook generate new ideas from your camera roll, like collages, recaps, AI restylings.

Since this feature dips into your camera roll, however, it extends beyond what Meta had previously announced, in terms of training its AIs on your publicly shared data, including posts and comments on Facebook and Instagram . ( EU users had until May 27, 2025 to opt out.).