Legal experts warn Meta's new terms still grant broad scraping permissions

Legal experts warn that Meta's revised terms of service still permit broad scraping of websites associated with business accounts despite the removal of the word "train," as the language allowing use for "advertising and business products" remains vague and potentially covers AI development. Meta removed "train" from its terms after criticism but has not explicitly committed to respecting robots.txt files, leaving publishers concerned that the company could still use scraped content to develop AI products. The new terms take effect October 30 with no opt-out option for business accounts.