AI SCIENCE
The fine print was worth reading after all
Norwegian news publishers are taking Meta to court over new terms that could give the company broad access to their content for AI and other products, including articles, images and videos published outside Facebook and Instagram.
The changes have sparked backlash from media organisations worldwide, with publishers arguing that Meta should need permission to use their work and pay for it.
Meta has delayed the new rules from 30 October to 20 November following complaints, but publishers remain concerned about how their content could be used.
Here’s what’s happening:
Norway’s media association has asked a court to block the changes until their legality can be reviewed. Publishers say even paywalled content could be collected without permission.
Media groups in Sweden and Denmark have raised complaints with competition authorities, while publishers in Canada and the US are also calling for action.
The UK’s competition watchdog is reviewing the terms, while US senator Adam Schiff has asked Meta to explain how it will protect copyrighted content.
ABBA won't be writing a song about this
Meta has removed an explicit reference to AI training from its terms and says it will respect website blocks on AI scraping.
However, publishers argue that the revised wording could still allow their content to be used for AI products.
Zuck is like: “another day, another court date” -MV