Yes but that consent must be given freely. There can't be undue pressure. Unfortunately this part is not well defined but it looks like the AI training part is not required to deliver the service to the specific user so I do think that if challenged it will be ruled afoul of GDPR.

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abroszka33 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I think Facebook lost a similar lawsuit recently where you had to accept that they can use your data or pay to access the site. And it was found illegal in the EU.

The problem is that it takes years and users don't wait for years. There should be a way to harm these companies more on the EU level.

	▲	kivle 35 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I'm in Norway, and I never consented in that dialog box, so my Facebook account is in limbo. The dialog still appears when I go to Facebook, years later, so I don't think anything has changed?
	▲	antalis 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		They can get fined for up to 2 or 4% of their global annual revenue depending on the violation severity.