Use Instagram for business? Meta's new terms reach your website
Meta's updated business terms take effect October 30 and authorize scraping websites tied to businesses that use its products, to develop and train Meta products. Legal experts told Nieman Lab this could include AI training; Meta says the update is about ads and recommendations.
Scraping means software automatically copying a website's content. If you run your own business and your Instagram or Facebook business page points to your site, your portfolio, menu or blog may fall under these terms. You can't decline them separately and keep using Meta's business tools, so the choice is effectively all or nothing.
Worth a careful read if your website holds original photos or writing and you depend on Meta for ads or customer messages. If your site is mostly hours and a phone number, there is little at stake, so no need to rethink your setup.
Your moveBefore October 30, note which Meta business tools you actually use and read the updated terms. Then decide whether any original work on your linked site is something you'd rather not hand over.
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