Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites

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First report · The Verge

Meta's new terms appear to give it permission to crawl and scrape websites "associated" with the businesses that use its platforms - including online publishers, according to a report from Nieman Lab. The new terms, which go into effect on October 30th, say Meta can use this outside content to "develop, improve, research," and "train" […]

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The VergeMeta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free
The VergeMeta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
TechCrunchMeta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns

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