Meta’s planned commercial terms for business accounts cover automated collection and analysis of content from linked websites.
After publishers objected to wording about training products, Meta removed “train” and says crawler use is unchanged.
Legal experts say the revised terms remain broad; questions also remain about robots.txt effectiveness.
The removal of the word "education"
In their original form, the terms stated that the collected content could be used for education on Meta’s products and services. After protests from publishers and media organizations, the company removed the word “education” from the text.
Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the changes are not related to AI training. According to the new wording, data collection is done solely for the purpose of providing and developing the company’s advertising and business products. He said the change does not affect how automated programs collect information from the internet work.
Doubts about the scope of the terms
Despite the correction, several legal analysts express reservations, arguing that the terms remain too general and allow Meta to continue collecting content from news websites.
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Additionally, there is skepticism about the effectiveness of digital files used by website owners to restrict access to such programs. Organizations such as the News/Media Alliance have called Meta's terms aggressive and illegal, highlighting the company's attempt to gain access to third-party content.
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