Meta has indefinitely delayed controversial commercial terms updates that would have required business accounts to allow extensive AI training on their linked external websites, including forcing publishers to provide test credentials to bypass paywalls. The change faced global backlash from news publishers, legal experts, and regulators, with courts in Brazil and Norway issuing preliminary injunctions blocking the terms.
Background
Meta has been embroiled in ongoing legal battles with news publishers over AI scraping of copyrighted content, following similar lawsuits against Google and other tech companies. Major publishers like News Corp and NYT have sued AI companies over unauthorized use of their content for training.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Nov 7, 2026 at 01:43 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10