Meta revises policy on AI content use for business accounts

Meta has updated its terms of service for business and commercial products following widespread criticism, according to reports from the Bay Area News Group and Mercury News.

The initial policy had given Meta broad rights to scrape content from business users' websites without contracts or compensation, raising concerns among legal and media experts about unfair treatment of content creators.

Meta's revised terms, set to take effect on October 30, limit the use of automated software to content related to advertising and business products, as well as maintaining the security and integrity of Meta's products, according to a Meta spokesperson.

These changes affect all entities with free business accounts on Meta platforms, which are commonly used by businesses, brands, and celebrities across various industries, including media.

However, questions remain about how Meta will implement these policies, particularly regarding the use of robots.txt files to manage automated content scraping.