Meta updates business terms to permit scraping of associated websites

The terms take effect on October 30 and cover news publishers with business accounts on Meta’s platforms. The change has raised concerns about potential AI training on outside content, with The Verge reporting that the terms permit using that material for development, improvement, research and training.

Covered by 2 publishers within 29 hours of the first report.

• The Verge: Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free
• Latest 11:04 AM ET The Verge: Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites

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VG The Verge Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free · Emma Roth 10:02 AM

TNW The Next Web Meta drops ‘train’ from its website-crawling terms after backlash · Alina Maria Stan 2:40 PM

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