Meta removes terms that raised concerns over website scraping and AI training

Meta has removed language from its commercial terms that appeared to allow it to scrape websites linked to business accounts and use their content to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The change follows criticism from legal experts and news publishers, who warned that the terms could give the company broad access to website content without separate licensing agreements. The provision was introduced as part of an update to Meta’s commercial terms, which stated : Meta may use any cont