Meta drops controversial update to business terms
What happened
Meta had introduced an update to its business terms requiring Facebook page owners to allow AI training on associated content, which drew questions and criticism from users. On 7 November 2026, Ars Technica reported that after users criticised the terms, Meta no longer forces page owners to accept this authorisation and has dropped the controversial update. The current state of the story is that Meta has withdrawn the mandatory requirement, but the report does not mention whether any alternative arrangement exists.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 48 min ago
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- Ars Technica · AI“Does Meta think we can’t read?” Meta abandons sketchy commercial terms update.
Meta won't force Facebook page owners to allow AI training on linked content.
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