Meta Terms Update May Enable Free Scraping of News Sites
October 16, 2026
New Meta terms effective October 30th permit the company to crawl and scrape content from websites associated with businesses using its platforms for model training and research.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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founderBe aware that your platform's ecosystem content may be used for training without direct compensation.
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policyThis move signals increasing tension between social platforms and content publishers regarding data rights.