Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping
The Verge
Meta delayed enforcing new business terms to November 20th after publishers raised concerns they would allow AI scraping.Summary
Meta is delaying the enforcement of its new business terms to November 20th following backlash from publishers worldwide who feared the terms would let Meta scrape news sites for AI training. The terms were originally set to take effect on October 30th. Although Meta removed language about "training" its products, legal experts said the change did not rule out the possibility. The News/Media Alliance sent a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding revisions, and EU and UK publishers urged regulators to intervene. Meta spokesperson Daniel Roberts said the delay gives the company more time to explain how it uses web crawlers and that content owners can still use robots.txt to signal preferences.
(Source：The Verge)