Meta's New Commercial Terms Under Scrutiny as UK Watchdog Launches Investigation Amid Publisher Backlash

10/30/2026

Britain's competition regulator on Friday said ​it has opened an investigation into ‌whether Meta was imposing exploitative terms on publishers and advertisers to use their content to develop its...

10/30/2026

The Facebook and Instagram owner said it believes there are ‘no grounds for a competition investigation’.

10/29/2026

EU and UK antitrust authorities have received complaints about the new terms, which publishers and digital advertisers said would give Meta an unlimited right to use their content for its AI...

10/29/2026

Meta indefinitely suspends new commercial terms after publishers, digital advertisers complained over use of content for AI training

10/29/2026

The tech giant removes its deadline on timeline to consult with industry

10/28/2026

A change to the company's commercial terms had raised fears that Meta would have legal cover to grab content from third-party sites. It's now delayed until after it confers with affected parties.

10/28/2026

Earlier this month, Meta updated its commercial terms of use for business accounts to allow it to "use any content from such domains, web pages, or URLs to provide, develop, improve, research,...