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Meta Terms Require Business Accounts to Allow Website Scraping for AI Training, Publishers Object
Publishers can keep their Meta business accounts or their content, and the terms take effect October 30. There is no opt-out field on the form.
The facts
Meta's updated commercial terms, effective October 30, require business accounts to permit automated scraping of their websites for AI training, with no opt-out option. This has alarmed publishers and media groups, who warn of intellectual property violations and economic harm as Meta can use their content to develop its AI products.