Meta says it’ll probably delay its controversial new business terms again

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Meta does ‘not plan to make policy changes without a full consultation with industry groups and leaders.’

by Emma Roth

Oct 28, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC

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Meta says it may push the implementation of its new business terms past November 20th as it faces backlash from publishers over concerns about AI training. In a post on X, Meta communications head Andy Stone said the company does “not plan to make policy changes without a full consultation with industry groups and leaders.”

The new business terms, which were supposed to take effect on October 30th, initially appeared to give Meta permissionto train its AI models on the news sites that use Facebook and Instagram. Meta...

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