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Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns

L3 · BuilderIndustry & BusinessTechCrunch AI· 10/17/2026

Clarifies Meta's data usage policies for businesses using their advertising and business products.

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Meta removed controversial language from its commercial terms that appeared to grant permission to scrape business account websites for AI .

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A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web.

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