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Meta drops ‘train’ from its website-crawling terms after backlash

The Next Web By Alina Maria Stan
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Meta has rewritten new terms that would have let it crawl and train its AI on the websites of businesses that use its ads and tools. Critics say the change does not go far enough. The company changed the terms late on Friday after complaints from business customers and the media, Gizmodo reported.

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