# Meta deletes AI‑training clause from its business terms

> Meta said it removed the language that seemed to allow it to scrape any business‑account website for AI training.

Oossa · 2026-10-17 · https://oossa.com/en/meta-deletes-ai-training-clause-from-its-business-terms

Meta updated its commercial terms to say it could use any content from a business account’s domains for AI research. Legal experts said that could let Meta scrape publishers’ sites to train its models. After pushback, Meta said the clause only applied to ads and business products, and it has now been removed, according to The Verge.

## The facts

- The change was reported on Oct 17, 2026.
- The removed clause referenced using web content to develop and train Meta AI models.

## Why it matters

Publishers with Meta business accounts no longer face the risk that their site content could be harvested for Meta’s AI training without separate permission.

## Sources & references

1. [Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/meta-removes-language-that-raised-scraping-and-ai-training-concerns/) – TechCrunch, 2026-10-17

Last updated: 2026-10-17