Meta paused terms that would let it scrape its business customers' websites
The change was due on November 20. Meta shelved it after objections from publishers and regulators in Norway and Brazil.
Kivorent News desk, , 1 min read
Nov. 20the date Meta's new terms were due to take effect
Meta has indefinitely paused an update to its commercial terms that was set to take effect on November 20. The update would have allowed Meta to scrape websites belonging to users of Meta Business accounts, Nieman Lab reported, according to AI Weekly.
The pause followed pushback from publishers and from regulators in Norway and Brazil.
Why it matters
Text from the web is the raw material for AI models. Companies that already hold business relationships with millions of site owners have an obvious route to more of it: write permission into the terms of service.
The response shows that route is contested. A pause is not a withdrawal, so site owners with Meta Business accounts should read the terms again when they return.
Sources
- AI news for November 6, 2026, AI Weekly
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