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Meta indefinitely pauses new commercial terms following publisher outcry and injunctions

Meta has indefinitely delayed proposed updates to its commercial terms of service after facing court injunctions and backlash from publishers over rules critics said would allow web scraping of business accounts.

Meta has indefinitely delayed proposed changes to its commercial terms of service following publisher outcry and court injunctions, according to reporting from Nieman Lab. While the planned updates have been put on hold, Meta is keeping its existing rules in place, Reuters reported.[1][2]

The pause comes after fierce criticism of the proposed policy. According to Nieman Lab, critics warned that the updates would have permitted Meta to scrape the websites of Meta Business account users.[1]

Key facts

  • Meta has indefinitely delayed its proposed commercial terms of service, according to a Nieman Lab report.
  • Critics stated the updated terms would have allowed Meta to scrape websites belonging to Meta Business account users.
  • The delay followed an outcry from publishers and court injunctions.
  • Meta is keeping its existing rules in place while planned updates are paused, according to Reuters.

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  1. TE

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    Meta indefinitely pauses its new commercial terms, which critics say would let it scrape sites of business users, after publisher outcry and court injunctions (Nieman Lab) Nieman Lab : Meta indefinitely pauses its new commercial terms, which critics say would let it scrape sites of business users, after publisher outcry and court injunctions — Meta has indefinitely delayed its proposed commercial terms of service, which would have permitted the company to scrape the websites of Meta Business account users.

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  2. RE

    Reuters@ReutersPost on X ·

    Meta pauses planned terms updates, keeps existing rules in place https://t.co/0zwbQCbGJT

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