Meta has updated its terms of service for business accounts on platforms including Facebook and Instagram. The new rules permit the company to collect data from news websites to train its artificial intelligence systems without providing compensation to the publishers.
The company suggests that news organizations can restrict access to their content by using robots.txt files. However, legal experts have expressed concerns regarding the effectiveness and potential enforceability of these limitations for publishers.
Prediction markets indicate that this policy change may strengthen Meta's competitive position in the artificial intelligence sector. Market participants currently view the development as a challenge to rivals such as Anthropic, whose prospects for leading AI model rankings are perceived as less favorable.
