Meta updates Terms of Service amid concerns around data scraping | Social Media Today

Meta is updating its Commercial Terms, effective October 30, 2026, to clarify its ability to crawl websites linked to businesses using its platforms. The changes allow Meta to collect publicly accessible website data to improve product information, recommendations and its services, raising concerns about how business website content may be used for AI development. The update has also sparked debate over data-scraping permissions, content ownership and the effectiveness of website crawling restrictions.