Meta moves to allow AI crawlers as site owners report scraping damage
11/02/2026 — 11/03, 03:17·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- Fast Company reports that Meta will soon change its terms to effectively allow AI crawlers to run on business accounts, while site owners sa…
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According to a Fast Company report on November 2, 2026, Meta Platforms announced upcoming changes to its terms that would essentially allow AI crawlers to run across business accounts. Website managers say the company behind Facebook and Instagram has been doing a version of that on websites for years, with small online businesses often left to deal with the consequences on their own. One example is California-based artist Chelsea Paulus, who says a bot called Meta-ExternalAgent crashed her website last week. As of the report, Meta has only announced the planned terms change, and website owners affected by the crawling are still waiting to see what happens next.
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According to Fast Company, Meta has announced upcoming terms changes that would effectively let AI crawlers run across business accounts, while site managers say such crawling has gone on for years. California-based artist Chelsea Paulus says a bot called Meta-ExternalAgent crashed her website last week.
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