Meta pulls down controversial terms of service
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"Meta pulls down controversial terms of service" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Reuters, The Independent and Ars Technica. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (3)
- Meta pauses planned terms updates, keeps existing rules in place Reuters · 20h ago
- Meta U-turns on incredibly controversial change to how Instagram and Facebook would work The Independent · 20h ago
- “Does Meta think we can’t read?” Meta abandons sketchy commercial terms update. Ars Technica · 20h ago
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