Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free
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If Meta’s new business terms let it scrape and train on any site “associated” with advertisers, publisher data rights just got murkier. Media operators need to audit their Meta integrations this week and decide where they draw the line on implicit training consent.
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