Meta to delay new commercial terms criticised by publishers, advertisers
Meta said the delay will give it more time to explain changes after publishers warned the terms could let the company use their content for AI training.
- Meta Platforms extended the implementation of updated Commercial Terms to November 20 from October 30 on Friday, delaying the rollout to address concerns from publishers and digital advertisers.
- Publishers and digital advertisers in the European Union raised concerns that Meta's new terms would allow the company to freely scrape news sites for artificial intelligence training.
- The News/Media Alliance sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday demanding the company revise its terms over concerns they would cause "severe harm" to publishers.
- Meta spokesperson Daniel Roberts said the delay allows time to explain "how Meta uses web crawlers and the fact that content owners will still be able to use robots.txt to signal preferences."
- Though Meta updated the terms to remove language about "training" its products, legal experts argued the change is not enough to rule out the possibility of artificial intelligence training.
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Meta Delays Controversial Commercial Terms Amid Publisher Backlash | 📲 LatestLY
Meta Platforms has postponed the enforcement of its new Commercial Terms until November 20, 2026, following significant backlash from news publishers and legal experts. The controversial terms, initially set for October 30, were criticised for potentially allowing Meta to scrape websites for AI training without compensation. 📲 Meta Delays Controversial Commercial Terms Amid Publisher Backlash.
Meta to delay new commercial terms criticised by publishers, advertisers
Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping
Meta is delaying the enforcement of its new business terms after publishers raised concerns that they could allow the company to scrape news sites for AI training, as reported earlier by Fast Company. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Daniel Roberts says the terms will go into effect on November 20th "to allow […]
Articles, photos and videos from foreign websites, without paying. This is what publishers think the use of their content under Meta's new rules could look like. Czech publishers also spoke out against the conditions, calling on Brussels to intervene on Thursday. On Friday, the American technology giant responded to the criticism by postponing the introduction of the new conditions.
Meta postponed until November 20 the entry into force of its new commercial terms, after editors and advertisers questioned whether the conditions could allow the tracking of journalistic content and its use in AI products.
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