Meta delays new business terms after outcry over potential web scraping of news sites
Meta said it was postponing the rollout of new terms for its business accounts after an outcry from media companies and open-web advocates who said the updated rules would allow the tech giant to scrape vast amounts of data and potentially build competing services.
Meta has postponed new terms for its business accounts following significant criticism. Media companies and open-web advocates voiced concerns that the updated rules would enable extensive data scraping and the creation of competing services. The backlash has forced Meta to reconsider its planned rollout.
- Meta is delaying the rollout of new terms for its business accounts.
- The postponement follows an outcry from media companies and open-web advocates.
- Critics are concerned the updated rules would permit Meta to scrape large amounts of data.
- There are fears that this data could be used to build competing services.
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