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

<figure> <img alt="An image of the Meta logo on a red background" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/STK043_VRG_Illo_N_Barclay_3_Meta.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">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 href="https://x.com/andymstone/status/2115470598809735602?s=20">a post on X</a>, Meta communications head Andy Stone said the company does "not plan to make policy changes without a full consultation with industry groups and leaders."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The new business terms, which were supposed to take effect on October 30th, initially <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1012846/meta-business-terms-scrape-news-publishers">appeared to give Meta permission</a> to train its AI models on the news sites that use Facebook and Instagram. Meta later changed its policies to remove language indicating that it could "train" its products on content scraped from these si …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1020769/meta-updated-business-terms-delay-indefinitely">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>