Norwegian media organizations take legal action to block Meta from enforcing new terms of use that they say would let the company use their journalism to develop artificial intelligence products. The groups argue that the changes, scheduled to take effect on November 20, could affect not only publicly available materials but also content behind paywalls.
Across reports, publishers say the relevant issue is Meta’s business-account terms for Facebook and Instagram, which they claim could allow Meta to collect articles, images and videos from their websites without permission. The publishers seek a temporary injunction to stop the new terms being imposed while the case proceeds.
The outlets vary mainly in emphasis: some foreground the aim of blocking Meta’s enforcement of the terms, while others stress concerns about “scraping” and the practical impact for publishers’ ability to oppose the changes without deleting accounts.
