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Meta's Revised Terms Spark Debate Over AI's Use of News Content

Meta's Revised Terms Spark Debate Over AI's Use of News Content

Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
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’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free
Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free

Meta's new terms appear to give it permission to crawl and scrape websites "associated" with the businesses that use its platforms - including online publishers, according to a report from Nieman...

Meta Rewrites Web-Crawling Clause in Pending Commercial Terms
Meta Rewrites Web-Crawling Clause in Pending Commercial Terms

Meta has revised its pending Commercial Terms, which take effect October 30, 2026, to remove a sentence stating that the company could use content crawled from websites tied to business accounts...

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