No, Meta Won’t Read Your IG or Facebook DMs. Here’s What’s Actually Changing

Are you worried that Meta will soon read your direct messages on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp? Some social media posts erroneously claim the company is changing its privacy policies to allow for widespread monitoring, but the change will instead allow the company to monitor your interactions with its Meta AI chatbot.

The change, which takes effect on Dec. 16, is intended to better “personalize content and ads recommendations” across its services. An example given by Meta says…