Meta Delays Website-Crawling Terms After Publisher Backlash
Meta has postponed the start of its new business terms from 30 October to 20 November, according to Reuters. The terms cover businesses using Meta advertising and business tools and allow automated crawlers to access linked websites, drawing objections from publishers who fear the content could be used for AI training. Meta said the delay would provide more time to explain the changes, while Fast Company reported that the disputed wording remained unchanged and Meta still intended to proceed.
The postponement gives publishers more time to respond to terms that govern Meta’s access to their websites and their concerns about use of publisher content for AI training.
Meta has pushed the start of its new business terms to 20 November from 30 October, Reuters reported. Publishers say the terms let Meta crawl their websites for its products. The delay came a day after the News/Media Alliance demanded the terms be withdrawn.
Meta has pushed back new business terms that publishers say would let it scrape their websites, Reuters reported on Friday. The terms will now take effect on 20 November instead of 30 October.
The delay is “to allow more time for us to explain to our partners and stakeholders what’s changing and what’s not,” a Meta spokesperson said.