https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/does-meta-think-we-can-t-read-meta-abandons-sketchy-commercial-terms-updateContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/does-meta-think-we-can-t-read-meta-abandons-sketchy-commercial-terms-updatehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/does-meta-think-we-can-t-read-meta-abandons-sketchy-commercial-terms-update#u193449Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:40:36 +0000Meta has halted a planned update to its commercial terms that would have allowed the company to crawl linked websites for artificial intelligence training. Following intense public backlash, regulatory pressure, and scrutiny from officials in Norway and Brazil, the tech giant pulled down the controversial preview link and kept its existing rules in place. The changes initially faced heavy criticism from Facebook page owners, local news publishers, and internet users who argued the policy forced them to permit content scraping.Why it mattersThe update would have altered how Facebook and Instagr