Meta postpones AI content terms to November 20 under publisher pressure

Meta has postponed the implementation of its revised Commercial Terms and Self-Serve Ad Terms to November 20. Originally set to be implemented on October 30, the revised schedule come after some publishers and advertisers raised concerns regarding a new website-crawling provision. The outcome of this decision will determine who holds the right to use journalistic content in AI products. Three more weeks to explain what Meta says isn’t changing On 23 October, Reuters reported that the complaints had been submitted to the EU and UK competition authorities. Meta dismissed the allegations about wanting to have unlimited rights to content published online. The company said that the postponement gives it a chance to give an explanation about its crawlers.

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