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# “%$&*!!! whoa. This reads that Meta is looking to grant itself the rights to scrape…”

Jason Kint (@jason_kint), X, 2026-10-16.
Source: https://x.com/jason_kint/status/2110898605477515298

## Archived text

> %$&*!!! whoa.
> This reads that Meta is looking to grant itself the rights to scrape websites across the open web - and train Meta's AI - once a company uses Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or other Meta services after October 30, 2026. So every biz.
> Read that again. Outrageous. 1/5

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## Cited in

- 2026-10-15: [Meta terms allow crawling business-linked sites for AI training](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-15-meta-commercial-terms-crawl-business-websites/)