EQUIPThe Verge · 2h ago
Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
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Meta has revised its commercial terms to remove language suggesting the company could scrape news site content for AI development. This policy shift follows significant public and industry backlash regarding intellectual property protections.
- 01Meta updated commercial terms to eliminate controversial web scraping permissions for AI training
- 02Specific language allowing content usage from external domains was removed from the terms page
- 03The policy change directly responds to industry concerns over unauthorized news content harvesting
- 04Executive teams should monitor ongoing shifts in Big Tech data acquisition and licensing strategies
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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 no longer appears on the commercial terms page: … Meta may use any content from such domains, web pages, or URLs to provide, develop, improve, […]