Meta Postpones Controversial New Business Terms Amid Publisher Backlash

Meta to delay new commercial terms criticised by publishers, advertisers

10/23/2026

Meta Platforms will delay the implementation of updated commercial terms, so it can address concerns from publishers and digital advertisers, the US tech company said on Friday, ‌in a decision...

The Hindu

Meta to delay new commercial terms criticised by publishers, advertisers

10/23/2026

Meta's ⁠move followed ⁠complaints by publishers and digital advertisers to European Union and the U.K. antitrust ‌authorities about its new commercial terms

TNW

Meta delays its website-crawling terms after a publisher backlash

10/23/2026

Meta has pushed the start of its new business terms to 20 November from 30 October, Reuters reported. Publishers say the terms let Meta crawl their websites for its products. The delay came a day...

The Verge

Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping

10/23/2026

Meta is delaying the enforcement of its new business terms after publishers raised concerns that they could allow the company to scrape news sites for AI training, as reported earlier by Fast...

Cryptopolitan

Meta postpones AI content terms to November 20 under publisher pressure

10/23/2026

Meta has postponed the implementation of its revised Commercial Terms and Self-Serve Ad Terms to November 20. Originally set to be implemented on October 30, the revised schedule come after some...

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First reported: 23 Oct 2026, 13:37 UTC

First saved on ClustZ: 24 Oct 2026, 05:30 UTC

Coverage updated: 24 Oct 2026, 05:30 UTC

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