Meta already has good reason to be mad at European tech regulators. On Friday, it had to effectively pause its rollout of Meta AI in Europe, at the request of its main privacy regulator in Ireland, after privacy advocates loudly complained that Meta can’t train its AI on the personal data of European Facebook and Instagram users without their consent.
“Without including local information we’d only be able to offer people a second-rate experience,” Meta griped, calling it “a step backwards for European innovation.” But that annoyance is nothing compared to what’s reportedly around the corner.
