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Meta Revises Terms of Service to Address Data Scraping and AI Concerns

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Meta Revises Terms of Service to Address Data Scraping and AI Concerns

Meta removes clause that raised web scraping, AI training concerns

NewsBytes

Meta removes clause that raised web scraping, AI training concerns

Meta has revised its terms, removing language that implied permission to scrape content from websites, including news sites, following public backlash.

Meta updates Terms of Service amid concerns around data scraping

Social Media Today

Meta updates Terms of Service amid concerns around data scraping

The company changed the wording of its agreement after some language in the previous provisions exposed potential legal loopholes.

Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns

TechCrunch

Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns

A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web.

Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites

The Verge

Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites

After backlash, Meta is updating its terms again to remove language that suggested it could scrape content from sites, including news sites, to train its AI. Specifically, the following language...

Meta revises commercial terms following concerns over AI scraping of news websites

Anadolu Ajansı

Meta revises commercial terms following concerns over AI scraping of news websites

Company removes training language from web-crawling provision, clarifies its use for advertising and business products

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