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Meta removes AI training language from business account terms but keeps content collection rights

Original article in Korean메타, 언론사 콘텐츠 AI 학습 논란에 약관 수정…자동 수집 권한은 유지

Outlet: AI Times
Published: Oct 19, 2026
Importance: 2/5

Summary

Meta removed AI training clauses from its Facebook and Instagram business account terms following criticism that news articles could be used to train AI models. However, the company retained provisions allowing automatic collection of external website content, drawing continued pushback from media organizations.

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