Meta updated its commercial terms to allow automated scraping of business customer content. The change takes effect on October 30, 2026. It covers websites, pages, and URLs tied to business products or services. Scraped content may be used to train and improve Meta’s AI models. Businesses include those using ads, Pages, Groups, or Meta Business Suite. The terms apply to all existing and future business relationships. Legal experts argue the change may lack a genuine opt-out option. Industry groups call the move an abuse of market power. Meta has not confirmed it will respect robots.txt directives. The company did not respond to requests for comment.
What changed
Business content was not automatically scraped for model training.
What it unlocks
Meta can now scrape business customer websites and content for AI training without explicit consent.
- October 30 2026 effective date
- 1M+ businesses using Meta AI agents
What you need to act on it
- a Meta business account
- using Meta Company Products or services
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