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Sunday 18 October 2026
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Meta removed language from its terms that raised concerns about scraping and AI training. A Meta spokesperson said the updated terms did not reflect a change in how Meta crawls the web.

WHY IT MATTERS

The removal addresses publisher and legal concerns about unauthorized use of news content for AI model training.

TechCrunch — Artificial Intelligence

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