Meta postpones business account terms amid news scraping concerns

First reported by Social Media Today at · Updated · 2 sources

The revised terms would allow broad scraping of news sites, according to Nieman Lab, which reports that their effective date has moved to November 20 amid news industry pressure. Social Media Today, citing Reuters, says the postponement gives EU and U.K. regulators time to seek clarity on the agreement.

  • Nieman Lab first reported on the terms on October 15.

Covered by 2 publishers within 12 hours of the first report.

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Social Media Today Meta delays business terms update over data scraping concerns · Andrew Hutchinson
Nieman Lab Meta delays rollout of terms that would allow broad scraping of news sites. Legal experts are still skeptical. · Hanaa' Tameez

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