Meta's new terms appear to grant the company permission to crawl and scrape websites associated with business users, including online publishers, according to a report from Nieman Lab. The policy, which takes effect on October 30, states that Meta can use this outside content to develop, improve, research, and train its AI products. These terms apply specifically to business accounts that promote content across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Nieman Lab notes that the new terms seem to allow Meta to bypass licensing agreements when training AI models on content posted by online publishers. The report indicates that this change could impact how digital publishers negotiate rights for their digital assets.