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49

out of 100. Number 225 of 512, counting from the worst.

  • Arbitration 0 of 20, good
  • Renewals 5 of 20
  • Data sharing 16 of 20, bad
  • Price & terms 9 of 15
  • Data retention 11 of 15, bad
  • Other findings 8 of 10, bad

Where Meta does well

  • Arbitration 0 of 20. Nothing found.
  • Meta's terms let you sue “in any competent court” in your own country.
  • The least-sneaky part of the package — zero out of 20 on that category.

The “never sell” claim stays technically true because they rent your data out instead.

The fine print

5 clauses and findings from the draft archive, dated 1 October 2026. The plain English comes first; the small print is the company's own words. None of these has been checked yet.

  1. The “never sell” claim stays technically true because they rent your data out instead.

    Meta promises “We don't sell your personal data” — but “we share your device identifier or other identifiers with marketing vendors” who do “tracking and categorizing of your online and mobile app activity,” and partners feed data via Meta Pixel “whether or not you're logged in or have an account.”

  2. Meta can show your face and likes next to paid ads — like telling friends you “like” a brand that paid Meta — and owes you nothing.

    You give us permission to use your name and profile picture and information about actions you have taken on Facebook next to or in connection with ads, offers, and other sponsored or commercial content… without any compensation to you.

  3. Everything public you post — and everything you tell Meta AI — feeds model training for Meta and its partners, unless you find the opt-out.

    “Develop and improve AI at Meta for Meta Products and for third parties” using “public content you or others create or share” plus your AI chats, “unless you have objected.”

  4. “Deleted” data sits in Meta's systems up to 6 months; anything friends reshared survives entirely.

    It may take up to 90 days to delete content… After the content is deleted, it may take us up to another 90 days to remove it from backups — and retention is decided “on a case-by-case basis.”

  5. They can nuke your account whenever they feel like it — even for inactivity — and don't have to say why.

    Accounts may be suspended or disabled “in our discretion… if your account is unused and remains inactive for an extended period of time,” with no explanation required.