Italian DSA on AI and social platforms

Article by Giovanna Boschetti.

The Italian Data Supervisory Authority has addressed the use of personal data by AI systems on social platforms, following Meta’s plan to process public user content to train tools like the Llama chatbot.
The DSA underscores the importance of the right to object under Article 21 GDPR, available to both users and non-users. This right can be exercised through Meta’s dedicated forms and may extend to AI systems by OpenAI, Google, and DeepSeek.