Facebook will disable facial recognition

Facebook has decided to completely abandon the system of facial recognition in photos and videos, said the corporation that owns the social network Meta ( former Facebook). The company explained its decision by growing concerns among users and regulators about the safety of using this technology.

The facial recognition system will be turned off in the coming weeks. Its individual templates based on 1 billion users will also be removed.

Meta believes that this technology is a powerful tool in the fight against fraud, impersonation and other types of deception, and intends to continue development. However, its application is causing concern in society, and regulators are still busy preparing a "clear set of rules" in this area.

The company's statement also highlights that more than a third of Facebook's daily active users have enabled the feature. according to CNBC . That's over 600 million accounts,

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