opt in

verb

opted in; opting in; opts in
: to choose to do or be involved in something
The company offered a new health insurance plan so that more workers would opt in.

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When announcing the new model, Meta confirmed that the majority of platform users were automatically opted in, with the platform seemingly hoping to seize as much data as possible from the start. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 Many accounts were opted in by default, making their public photos available to the tool and setting off alarm in the entertainment industry. Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 In regulated consumer messaging, a 17-year-old can't legally opt in to marketing texts, and a general model has no idea. Harshil Shah, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 For one, cities must opt in to AB 1033 to allow the conversions. Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for opt in

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“Opt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20in. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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