# Facebook owner Meta accused of ‘digital piracy’ over plans to ‘steal’ British publishers’ content to improve its AI models, as calls grow for UK competition watchdog to intervene

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/facebook-owner-meta-accused-of-digital-piracy-over-plans-to-steal-british-publishers-content-to-improve-its-ai-models-as-calls-grow-for-uk-competition-watchdog-to-intervene/
- Published: 2026-10-27T22:50:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T23:03:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16243719/Facebook-owner-Meta-accused-digital-piracy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: AI, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- Publishers say Meta’s proposed terms could expose their content to scraping.
- Meta says the changes concern advertising, not AI training.
- The CMA is examining the proposal before its delayed 20 November start.

## Summary

Meta has been accused by UK publishers and politicians of seeking broad rights to use publishers’ content, including material posted on their own websites, through new Facebook and Instagram terms. Critics say the changes could weaken trusted journalism and give Meta an unfair advantage, while publishers may feel forced to accept the terms or leave platforms that help direct readers to their sites.

The proposed terms include an opt-out, but opponents question whether it would fully protect publishers. Meta says the changes concern how adverts are displayed and checked, not scraping news websites to train AI models. The Competition and Markets Authority is examining the proposal, which Meta has delayed until 20 November; peers discussed it in the House of Lords, and publishers in the US and Europe have raised similar concerns.

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