Current outcome
Meta's new business terms, effective October 30, allow it to scrape websites associated with its business users, including news publishers, and use that outside content to develop, improve, research, and train AI, according to Nieman Lab reporting.
Progress timeline
2 material updates- #01
Business accounts will consent to Meta scraping their websites Starting Oct. 30
Meta's updated commercial terms, effective October 30, will treat business account holders' continued use as consent to Meta scraping their websites and a license to their content, a change legal experts say is legally questionable for publishers who don't own the rights they are deemed to grant.
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- #02
Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free
New reporting specifies the terms also allow Meta to use outside content to "develop, improve, research," and "train" AI, including on news publisher sites, not just scrape and license content.
State after update: Meta's new business terms, effective October 30, allow it to scrape websites associated with its business users, including news publishers, and use that outside content to develop, improve, research, and train AI, according to Nieman Lab reporting.
Source evidence: The Verge AI