Meta faces fresh EU, UK complaint over ‘anticompetitive’ scraping terms
( October 22, 2026, 11:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta’s revised commercial terms are again up for review at the UK and EU competition regulators, after advocacy group Movement for an Open Web filed a complaint. In a press release on Thursday, MOW said the new business conditions “effectively give Meta the unlimited right to scrape content” from businesses that use its platforms. The new terms, which are set to come into effect on Oct. 30, have also drawn complaints from publishers.Statement follows....
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