Meta Removes Train Language from Commercial Terms of Service
October 20, 2026
Meta has updated its commercial TOS to remove specific language regarding training, though the company declined to include explicit respect for robots.txt files in the new policy.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderThe removal of training language may signal shifts in how Meta handles data scraping and usage.
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policyThe refusal to honor robots.txt remains a significant tension point for web crawlers and data rights.