GoKawiilMeta pushes back new business terms to Nov. 20 after publisher backlash over AI scraping
Meta is delaying enforcement of new business terms, originally set for October 30th, after publishers warned the language could let the company scrape news content for AI training. A Meta spokesperson told The Verge the terms will now take effect November 20th to give the company time to clarify what is and isn't changing for partners.
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The delay suggests Meta is trying to defuse mounting pressure from publishers and regulators in the US, EU and UK before the terms take legal effect, rather than making substantive concessions yet. Legal experts cited in reporting say Meta's earlier tweak removing 'training' language may not be enough to rule out AI scraping, meaning the dispute over how Meta uses web-crawled content could continue even after the new deadline.
- Meta delayed enforcement of new business terms from October 30th to November 20th.
- The News/Media Alliance and EU/UK advertisers had pressed Meta and regulators over AI scraping concerns.
- Meta says publishers can still use robots.txt to opt out of its web crawlers.
Source: theverge.com — Emma Roth, 2026-10-23
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