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São Paulo court bars Meta from using journalistic content without authorization

The court ruling suspends Meta's new commercial terms in Brazil and bans the use of news reports for AI training, subject to a daily fine of R$ 1 million.

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Published November 3, 2026, 20:48 (Brasília time) · 2 min read

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What happened: The court prohibited Meta from collecting journalistic content without authorization and suspended the company's new commercial terms.
Who is affected: Media outlets associated with ANJ, ABERT, and ANER, as well as Meta itself.
What changes: Meta can no longer use bots to scrape news reports for AI training and is barred from retaliating against outlets that do not accept its new commercial terms.

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