Meta announced that its AI chatbot will now draw information from a range of news partners, including CNN, Fox News, USA Today and People Inc., as part of new licensing deals. The move comes amid a wave of lawsuits by publishers accusing AI firms of using their content without permission, highlighted by a recent New York Times suit against Perplexity. Meta says the agreements will broaden the viewpoints and content types available through its AI, and it has also partnered with The Daily Caller, The Washington Examiner and France's Le Monde. The shift follows Meta’s earlier decisions to pull back on news licensing in Canada and to discontinue its Facebook News tab. Leia mais →

Meta has entered multiyear agreements with a range of news publishers to feed real‑time content into its AI chatbots. The contracts compensate publishers and require the chatbots to link back to original articles when answering news queries, potentially boosting traffic. Partners include mainstream outlets such as USA Today, People, Le Monde and CNN, as well as conservative sites like Fox News, The Daily Caller and Washington Examiner. The move marks a shift for Meta, which halted payments to U.S. publishers in 2022 and discontinued its news tab last year, signaling a broader strategy to enhance AI accuracy while supporting news sources. Leia mais →