Meta removes clauses allowing news site scraping for AI training
In brief
- Meta removes a clause allowing scraping of news and other sites to train its AI models.
- The change comes after criticism of unauthorized access to protected content.
- New terms explicitly ban this practice.
Meta has updated its terms of service to remove a clause that permitted scraping news and other websites to train its AI models. The change follows criticism over unauthorized access to protected content.
What it changes for you
- Public SectorRegulators may tighten oversight of digital giants' scraping practices.
- Media & EntertainmentMedia outlets could better shield their content from unauthorized AI training extraction.
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