Meta faces UK scrutiny over website scraping terms as watchdog weighs action
By Jon Menon ( October 20, 2026, 16:07 GMT | Insight) -- Meta has been asked by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority to explain changes to its commercial terms that publishers fear would authorize the scraping of their websites, as the regulator considers possible competition enforcement. CMA head Sarah Cardell told lawmakers on Tuesday that the regulator would meet the US tech giant on Wednesday. The CMA also identified it as a potential candidate for designation under the UK’s digital markets regime.Meta Platforms has been asked to explain changes to its commercial terms that publishers fear would authorize the scraping of their websites, the UK competition watchdog said as it considers possible enforcement action....
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