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Meta's new terms may allow crawling of associated business websites for AI training

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Meta has updated its terms of service, indicating a potential to crawl websites associated with business accounts. These updated terms explicitly state that Meta may use content collected from these associated websites to train its products, including its AI initiatives. AI

IMPACT This policy change could impact how businesses manage their online presence and data privacy in relation to AI training by major platforms.

RANK_REASON The item discusses updated terms of service for a major tech company, which has implications for data usage and AI training, but does not announce a new product or research.

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Meta's new terms may allow crawling of associated business websites for AI training

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · arteesetica ·

    RE: https:// mastodon.art/@707Kat/117452990 020664933 ⚠️ META’s new terms may allow it to crawl all websites ‘associated’ with a business account. The updated t

    RE: https:// mastodon.art/@707Kat/117452990 020664933 ⚠️ META’s new terms may allow it to crawl all websites ‘associated’ with a business account. The updated terms explicitly state that Meta can use the content it collects from associated websites to “train” Meta products. The c…

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