Meta’s recent move to expand its web scraping permissions has drawn mounting scrutiny from news publishers around the world, who are pushing back against terms they fear could allow the tech giant to use their content without permission or compensation.
The update to Meta’s terms of service, first reported by Nieman Lab on Oct. 15, would allow Meta to scrape websites “associated with” business accounts on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads. Meta removed the word “train” from its terms on Oct. 16 and limited the use of scraped content to “advertising and business products” – but that change wasn’t good enough for publishers.
Meta’s latest terms, which are set to go into effect on Oct. 30, have accomplished something publishers have historically struggled to do: unite the industry around a common fight against Big Tech’s use of their content.
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