Other third parties that we get information from

Some people, businesses, organisations and bodies share information with Meta but don't necessarily use our Products. We collect and receive information from these other third parties, including:
  • Publicly available sources, such as academic papers and public forums
  • Industry peers, such as other online platforms and technology companies
  • Marketing and advertising vendors and data providers, who have the rights to provide us with your information
  • Companies or organisations that provide content, including videos, photos and audio
  • Law enforcement
  • Government authorities
  • Professional and charitable groups, such as NGOs, and charities
  • Academic and research institutions, such as universities, charitable research groups and think tanks

Third-party public sources

We get datasets from publicly available sources, research institutions, and professional and charitable groups. We use these datasets to:
  • Detect and stop scraping in violation of our terms
  • Take other actions to promote the safety, security and integrity of our Products, our users, the public and our personnel and property
  • Improve our AI technologies and support AI research and product development, such as translations, computer vision, content understanding, natural language processing and tools for people and businesses to create content
  • Engage with research survey respondents who choose to participate in additional conversations

More in the Privacy Policy

How do we use your information?