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Meta delays commercial terms amid UK probe into Facebook/Instagram data scraping

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Meta has announced it might indefinitely postpone its new commercial terms, which could have allowed the company to scrape websites of businesses operating on Facebook and Instagram. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reportedly launched an investigation into these terms. AI

IMPACT Potential changes to data scraping policies could impact how AI models are trained on publicly available business data.

RANK_REASON The item discusses potential changes to commercial terms and a regulatory investigation, which falls under policy implications for a platform's operations.

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Meta delays commercial terms amid UK probe into Facebook/Instagram data scraping

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

    Meta says it may delay its new commercial terms indefinitely. Their wording could have let it scrape websites of businesses on Facebook or Instagram, and the UK

    Meta says it may delay its new commercial terms indefinitely. Their wording could have let it scrape websites of businesses on Facebook or Instagram, and the UK's CMA has reportedly opened an investigation. # privacy # ai

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