meta retreats and suspends use of journalism for artificial intelligence
technology giant pauses new data collection guidelines after legal setback and maintains current rules.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM ESTADÃO · 2 MIN
Meta decided to postpone the application of new commercial rules aimed at collecting data on journalistic websites, as reported by the newspaper Estadão. The company's measure would prevent, at least for now, progress in the use of press material for training artificial intelligence models, including Meta AI.
According to Estadão, the implementation of the updates was officially scheduled for November 20, 2026, but ended up being completely paused. The decision comes shortly after the company suffered a setback in court, according to the report published by the vehicle.
In an official statement released and shared by Estadão, the company informed that the existing terms remain in force. The company also highlighted in the text that it remains open to dialogue with interested parties.
Also according to Estadão, Meta did not respond promptly to contacts made by the report to clarify the consequences of the suspension and the future of the guidelines.
What changes for the investor
For those who operate and invest in global markets, the episode highlights the growing regulatory and judicial risks surrounding the business model of large technology companies, especially in the artificial intelligence sector. The need to negotiate content licenses or face legal barriers can change operational costs and technological development schedules for the communications sector and big techs.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
