UK regulator investigates Meta's terms on using business content for AI

The UK Competition and Markets Authority opened an investigation under the Competition Act 1998 on 30 October into whether Meta's commercial terms for businesses that use its platforms abuse a dominant position. The CMA says the terms could let Meta collect content from the websites of businesses and publishers that use its services and use it to build its own products, including AI features, without those businesses getting a choice. Meta had planned the changes for 30 October, delayed them to 20 November after engagement with the CMA, and on 28 October announced a pause pending a consultation with industry groups. The CMA says no decision has been made on whether Meta broke the law.