European publishers ask EU and UK regulators to halt Meta's AI terms

The European Publishers Council has asked EU competition and tech chiefs to suspend Meta's new business terms, due to take effect on 30 October, over fears they allow content scraping for AI. Meta removed the word "train" from the terms after Nieman Lab's report but offered no binding guarantees. The UK's CMA has asked Meta to explain the changes and plans to meet the company.

• Meta's new business terms take effect on 30 October
• EPC asks the EU to suspend the changes and assess legality
• Meta removed the word "train" after Nieman Lab's report
• UK CMA requested explanations and will meet Meta on Wednesday