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Meta removed language from its terms of service that had raised concerns about web scraping and AI training, saying the update did not change how it crawls the web.
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Meta updates terms over scraping and AI training language
Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns
TechCrunch AI · 17 Oct 2026, 21:31
Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
The Verge AI · 17 Oct 2026, 15:04
Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free
The Verge AI · 16 Oct 2026, 14:02
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