Meta Removes Scraping Language From Commercial Terms After Backlash

What changed

Meta has removed language from its commercial terms that suggested it could scrape website content, including news content, to train its AI. The change follows backlash and is another update to the company’s terms.

Why it matters

For news publishers, this changes the wording they would see in Meta’s commercial rules. That matters because terms can shape how companies understand their rights around content, even before anyone changes a product or a contract.

The practical impact is still limited. The change does not establish that Meta will alter its technical crawling practices, stop using other permissions, or offer publishers new protections or compensation. For now, the clearest shift is that Meta has removed a contested permission from the page after public pressure.