Meta removes language that allowed scraping of news sites for AI training
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The short version
- Meta has removed wording from its commercial terms page.
- The removed text suggested Meta could use content from web domains, including news sites, to train its AI.
- The change follows backlash, according to The Verge.
What happened
Meta has updated its commercial terms again to remove language that suggested it could scrape content from sites, including news sites, to train its AI. The Verge quotes the removed text as saying Meta may use any content from such domains, web pages, or URLs to provide, develop, improve and other uses.
Why it might matter
Publishers and site owners may read this as a narrower claim on their content, although the wording is now gone rather than replaced by a stated limit.
What we don’t know yet
The item does not say what replaced the language, whether Meta has changed its training practices, or whether publishers have been compensated.
