Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free

Meta is updating its commercial terms of service on October 30 to grant itself broader permissions to scrape and utilize content from websites linked to businesses on its platforms. The policy change enables the company to ingest third-party data for the development and improvement of its artificial intelligence models. This shift effectively lowers the barrier for Meta to access news and publisher content without explicit licensing agreements. The update has drawn scrutiny from legal experts who characterize the move as a strategic expansion of the company’s AI training capabilities.