GoKawiilMeta pushes back new commercial terms of use to November 20
Meta has postponed the rollout of its updated Commercial Terms and Self-Serve Ad Terms, originally set for October 30, to November 20. The company says the extra time will let it clarify to partners what is actually changing, after businesses objected to language permitting Meta's crawlers to collect and use content from business accounts' web domains.
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The delay follows pressure from publishers and antitrust complaints, including an open letter from the News Media Alliance warning that publishers could be forced to supply content for AI training without compensation. Meta's plan to clarify robots.txt support suggests it may be trying to defuse concerns about unauthorized scraping rather than reverse the underlying terms, though the final scope of the policy remains unclear.
- Meta delayed its new Commercial and Self-Serve Ad Terms from October 30 to November 20.
- The postponement follows publisher backlash and antitrust complaints over scraping-related language.
- Meta plans to clarify crawler use and confirm support for robots.txt to let publishers opt out.
Source: engadget.com — Mariella Moon, 2026-10-24
Published there as: “Meta is delaying its controversial new business terms amid scraping concerns”
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