Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
2 sources·Updated October 17, 2026
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- Gizmodo AU·8h ago‘We’ve Heard You’: Meta Tweaks Controversial Website-Scraping Terms Slightly
Still, it appears Meta will be gobbling up plenty of data.
Read at Gizmodo AU → - The Verge·11h agoMeta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
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…
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