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Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free

L3 · BuilderIndustry & BusinessThe Verge AI$· 10/16/2026

Crucial for builders integrating with Meta platforms to understand new data usage policies and potential legal implications.

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Meta's updated commercial terms may allow it to crawl and train AI on websites associated with business accounts, potentially bypassing robots.txt restrictions.

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Meta's new terms appear to give it permission to crawl and scrape websites "associated" with the businesses that use its platforms - including online publishers, according to a report from Nieman Lab. The new terms, which go into effect on October 30th, say Meta can use this outside content to "develop, improve, research," and "train" its AI products. While Meta spokesperson Daniel Roberts says that the company is just "consolidating" its commercial and self-serve ad terms, legal experts tell Ni

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