Norske mediegiganter saksøker Meta
NRK, TV 2 og Schibsted frykter for journalistikkens økonomi.
On November 20th, Meta will update the terms of service for businesses using Facebook and Instagram. A collective Norwegian media group has filed a lawsuit to halt these changes, according to NRK. NRK, TV 2, Schibsted, Amedia, Polaris, Aller, DN, Mentor Medier, NTB, and Hordaland Folkeblad have petitioned the Oslo District Court to stop the new terms until a court can determine their legality.
The Norwegian Media Publishers Association (MBL) believes the new terms will grant Meta the right to scrape all articles, images, and videos published by Norwegian media outlets edited by Norwegian editors, including content behind payment barriers. They fear this could be used to train artificial intelligence and hinder the dissemination of journalism to the Norwegian public.
MBL's CEO, Lene Eltvik Vindfeld, told NRK that this is likely the first time a country has taken this stance. Other publishers outside Norway have also complained about the new terms, which Meta claims will give it unlimited rights to use their content for AI services. Meta has denied these allegations and postponed the implementation of the terms to November 20th.
The company has not yet responded to NRK's request about the lawsuit. The article was written with the help of an AI tool.
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