Meta’s new commercial terms could allow it to scrape websites
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Meta’s new business terms take effect October 30 and authorize scraping websites tied to businesses that use its products to automatically collect content for developing and training Meta products. The change begins on October 30, and legal experts say it could include training Meta AI on publishers’ articles without a separate opt-out for keeping access to Meta’s business tools. As a result, some publishers may lose control over whether their content is collected and used for Meta’s AI training under those commercial terms.
Why it matters
Meta’s business terms take effect October 30 and authorize scraping websites associated with businesses using its products, automatically collecting content to develop and train Meta products. Legal experts warn that could include training Meta AI on publishers’ articles, and you can’t separately opt out while keeping access to Meta’s business tools.
