# Meta updates website terms to limit AI training

> Meta removes AI training language from website terms, keeping crawler rights for publishers.
- Title: Meta updates website terms to limit AI training · mint
- Summary: Meta removes AI training language from website terms, keeping crawler rights for publishers. Meta revised website terms to remove explicit permission for AI…
- Keywords: meta, website terms, ai training, publishers, crawlers, robots txt, news, india, updates, website, terms, limit
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- Author: Sayak Basu
- Published: 2026-10-18T17:56:02+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: meta, website terms, ai training, publishers, crawlers, robots txt, news, india
## Meta revises website terms
Meta updates website terms after backlash, removing language that suggested it could scrape content for ai training.
## Effective date
The revised terms take effect on 30 october 2026, affecting all websites with at least one meta business account.
## Key change
Meta removed explicit authorization for ai training, narrowing purposes to advertising and business products.
## Crawler rights remain
Bots and crawlers can still access, index, and collect website content for meta's products.
## Publishers' rights
Publishers can use robots.txt to signal preferences but this is not a legal enforcement tool.
## What changed
The original terms allowed meta to use collected content for ai training, which triggered controversy.
## Key takeaway

Meta revised website terms to remove explicit permission for AI training but retains crawler access for publishers.