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The Verge · October 23, 2026 · On the brief until November 6, 2026

Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping

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Scraping news reporting for model training

Meta delayed its updated business terms until November 20 after pushback from publishers across the world. Publishers and legal experts warned that the language would allow the platform to scrape news reporting for artificial intelligence training. The postponement gives newsrooms and media lawyers time to evaluate how platform contracts govern automated web crawlers.

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Discussions can focus on whether tools like robots.txt and revised contract clauses give news organizations enough legal protection against automated scraping.

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