Meta has revised its commercial terms of service following intense backlash from publishers and businesses over AI training permissions. The social media giant removed explicit references to using scraped content for AI model training after outcry that the original terms would allow it to harvest data from any website with a business account. While the word "train" was excised, critics argue the revised language still grants Meta broad scraping rights for advertising and business product development.
Legal experts note the changes represent a substantial expansion of previous permissions, despite Meta's claims the updates only affect ads and business tools. The controversy highlights ongoing tensions between Meta and news organizations, especially as the company ended news payments in 2023.
Source: Engadget · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing