Reposted by Fluffylandshark
"Starting October 30, business accounts will consent to Meta scraping their websites if they continue using Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp."
How many artists have a business page? I've been telling people to stay away from Meta for years now.
If you use FB, IG or WA, read the article.
niemanlab.org
Meta’s new commercial terms will allow the scraping of news sites, legal experts say
Starting October 30, business accounts will consent to Meta scraping their websites if they continue using Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp.
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