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Here is the facebook site explaining how this works/will work.

https://www.facebook.com/about/basics/manage-your-privacy/fa...

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I have to assume that this UX is intentionally awful:

Go to Settings.

Go to More.

Tap Privacy Shortcuts.

Tap More Settings.

Tap Face Recognition.

Tap Do you want Facebook to be able to recognize you in photos and videos?

Select No if you don't want to let Facebook recognize you in photos and videos.

Also, this set of steps doesn't work on the desktop browser. I don't see More or Privacy Shortcuts in My Settings, only in the ? menu at the top (clicked by accident). Once you go to More, I don't see any section for Face Recognition anywhere on the page.

I got this notification in my news feed last night and now I can't find the option to shut it off on desktop or mobile. No idea what is going on.

I can click the little arrow, go to settings, and there's a "Face Recognition" entry in the sidebar, between "Language" and "Notifications".

This is on the desktop website. Sounds like it's hidden deeper if you visit from a phone?

Yes, but for me instead of "Face Recognition" it's under "Timeline and Tagging Settings", and then it's the third suggestion under "Tagging".

From other comments in the thread, it sounds like there are at least 2 different locations that they put the option. It's either region/country-specific, or an example of A/B testing, I suppose.

I don't see anything but a divider between "Language" and "Notifications", and for me the only "face" anywhere on the "Timeline and Tagging" page is "Facebook".

Even on mobile the set of steps they published doesn't work. "More Settings" leads to a generic settings page with no "face" as well.

can't find it on desktop

Can you post the URL to it?

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