Meta’s new scraping terms galvanize publishers into collective action
Multiple publisher trade bodies have published letters to Meta pushing back on its terms, and urged lawmakers to take action.
Meta has recently updated its web scraping terms of service, sparking outrage among news publishers worldwide. The tech giant's new policy, which permits the scraping of websites associated with business accounts on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has raised concerns about the potential for unauthorized use of publishers' content without compensation.
Initially, Meta removed the term "train" from the terms and restricted the use of scraped content to advertising and business products, but this revision did not placate the publishers. The updated terms, set to take effect on October 30, have managed to unite the publishing industry against Big Tech's exploitation of their content for the first time.
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