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Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. The Verge is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 17 Oct 2026, 15:04 UTC. The headline in use is “Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
After backlash, Meta is updating its terms again to remove language that suggested it could scrape content from sites, including news sites, to train its AI. Specifically, the following language no longer appears on the commercial terms page: … Meta may use any content from such domains, web pages, or…
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- First reported by The Verge
Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
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- The Verge