Meta Revises Commercial Terms of Service Following Scraping Backlash
· Technology · Engadget, Ars Technica
Meta has revised its upcoming commercial terms of service for business accounts following swift pushback from publishers and other corporate users. The initial update, which was scheduled to take effect on October 30, granted the tech company broad rights to use web scrapers and automated tools across linked domains. Following the criticism, Meta removed references to AI training from the policy language. The updated terms now state that automated software may be used to crawl and analyze associated web pages solely to maintain and improve advertising and business products. However, publishers retain lingering concerns regarding the company's data collection capabilities.
Why it matters
The policy update directly affects digital publishers and businesses utilizing Facebook or Instagram commercial accounts, whose website content remains subject to automated crawling.
Read the original report — Engadget
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