Meta's new commercial terms allow the scraping of websites associated with business accounts on its platforms without opt-out.
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Meta's new commercial terms allow the scraping of websites associated with business accounts on its platforms without opt-out.
Parent: TechnologyEntity: MetaSub-entity: Commercial TermsImpact: negativeDate: Oct 16, 2026 - Oct 20, 2026Target: Meta's new commercial terms
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Experts say Meta's new terms of use will allow scraping of websites, including news sites, "associated with" business accounts on its platforms, with no opt out (Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/metas-new-commercial-terms-will-allow-the-scraping-of-news-sites-legal-experts-say/
http://www.techmeme.com/261015/p51#a261015p51
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"Meta can use web scrapers to crawl and collect content from websites “associated with” business accounts on its platforms, according to its new commercial terms of use. https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/metas-new-commercial-terms-will-allow-the-scraping-of-news-sites-legal-experts-say/
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Business accounts will consent to Meta scraping their websites Starting Oct. 30
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/metas-new-commercial-terms-will-allow-the-scraping-of-news-sites-legal-experts-say/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50111852
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Meta’s new commercial terms will allow the scraping of news sites, legal experts say | Nieman Journalism Lab
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/metas-new-commercial-terms-will-allow-the-scraping-of-news-sites-legal-experts-say/
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"Meta can use web scrapers to crawl and collect content from websites “associated with” business accounts on its platforms, according to its new commercial terms of use. https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/metas-new-commercial-terms-will-allow-the-scraping-of-news-sites-legal-experts-say/
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