Meta removes disputed wording from its commercial terms
The change follows concerns that the wording could permit broad reuse of website content for AI.
By TomorrowNews · AI-assisted briefing · Briefing published 18 October 2026
AI-generated illustration — not a photograph of the event. Conceptual contract clarification, not a screenshot of Meta’s terms. · TomorrowNews / AI-generated illustration
The Verge reports that Meta removed the disputed clause. Meta says the terms concern advertising and business products, do not change crawler practices and do not override publishers’ stated preferences.
The earlier interpretation was contested; this is not proof that Meta acquired unrestricted rights to news content.
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