Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free
Summary
Meta is updating its terms of service to allow the extraction of content from websites linked to businesses on its platforms. This external data collection includes material from digital publishers. The company plans to use this information to train and develop its artificial intelligence technologies.
Meta's new terms appear to give it permission to crawl and scrape websites "associated" with the businesses that use its platforms - including online publishers, according to a report from Nieman Lab. The new terms, which go into effect on October 30th, say Meta can use this outside content to "develop, improve, research," and "train" its AI products. While Meta…
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