 Other third parties we get information fromSome people, businesses, organizations 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, like 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 organizations that provide content, including videos, photos, and audio
- Law enforcement
- Government authorities
- Professional and non-profit groups, like NGOs, and charities
- Academic and research institutions, like universities, non-profit research groups and think tanks
Third-party public sourcesFor example, we get datasets from publicly available sources, research institutions and professional and non-profit 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
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