Meta Strips Clause Allowing AI Scraping of News Sites
Meta has revised its commercial terms to eliminate wording that implied it could harvest content from news sites for AI development.
Meta announced another amendment to its commercial terms following public criticism. The company removed the specific language that indicated it might use any content from domains, web pages, or URLs—including news sites—to train its artificial intelligence systems.
The deleted clause previously read that Meta "may use any content from such domains, web pages, or URLs to provide, develop, improve, …". By erasing this passage, Meta aims to address concerns over potential unauthorized data scraping.
The change reflects growing scrutiny of how large tech firms source data for AI models, especially from copyrighted news outlets. While the revision does not detail new policies, it signals a response to stakeholder pressure.
The Verge AI reported the update on October 17, 2026, noting that the removal was part of Meta's ongoing effort to clarify its data usage practices.
Observers will watch how this adjustment influences future negotiations with publishers and the broader debate on AI training data ethics.
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