Meta Delays New Business Terms After Outcry Over News Site Data Scraping

Business Standard · business

Meta has postponed its new business terms, originally set for October 30, following significant backlash from media companies and open-web advocates. Critics argued the updated rules would permit Meta to extensively scrape data from business accounts, potentially enabling the creation of competing services. The terms would have allowed Meta to use automated software to crawl web domains without payment for extracted content. Opposition has grown across Europe, with Norway issuing a temporary injunction and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority launching an investigation into potential unfair trading conditions.