Updated: Meta is drawing heated criticism in the media world due to commercial terms that appeared to give the company broad authorization to scrape users’ web pages for product development and AI training. News coverage originated from a tip from The Steampunk Explorer.

New TOS basically say Meta can scrape all your stuff.

  • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    311·
    11 days ago

    Holy shit! I thought this just applied to Whatsapp, but, no, it’s is literally all your stuff anywhere on the web:

    The terms, which apply to business users on Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta properties, include a new paragraph that authorizes Meta to scrape any web pages associated with the user’s products or services, as well as content available through those pages. Meta says it can then use that data for product development or training of AI models.

    The only question isn’t how broadly or specifically the provisions in the new agreement will be interpreted but where are businesses going to move to? because this is absolutely a red line for any creative business.

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      11 days ago

      That does not seem legally binding to me at all. At least it‘s in no way plausible that using one service could grand them ownership of your private information or intellectual properties anywhere on the web. I mean I am no lawyer but this is just asking to get sued big time on Meta‘s part.

      • bedwyr@piefed.caEnglish
        10·
        11 days ago

        There is nothing plausible about our laws in the US. Our court precedents are often in open contempt of the Constitution and our laws in service of the rich.

        The courts were captured via the federalist society, decades back and it’s getting worse. Part of the terms are that you can’t sue and instead can only use binding arbitration of their choosing, the supreme court officially blessed this, formerly illegal, maybe ten or so years back.

        Edit: Wording for clarity

    • chewypoops@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 days ago

      Honestly, any “creative business” that still does business through Mark Zuckerberg should have corrected themselves years ago. The next best time is today.

      With these new terms, any creative business left on Facebook and IG needs to be called out for agreeing to Meta’s terms. This is the line artists can’t pass. Staying on Meta is scab behavior.

      Doing business with Meta at all should be a reputational liability.