The terms prohibit automated data collection from Meta Products without prior permission, including scraping and similar activities whether conducted while logged in or not. Any permitted automated data collection must comply with Meta's Automated Data Collection Terms, and Meta reserves the right to restrict or revoke such permission at any time.
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This provision restricts programmatic data access to Meta Products to parties with prior Meta permission, and subjects any permitted collection to the Automated Data Collection Terms. Meta's right to revoke permission at any time creates an operational dependency for developers, researchers, and businesses that rely on programmatic access to Meta platform data.
The updated terms apply unconditionally to all users regardless of residence. Meta removed the requirement to provide 30 days' advance notice before changing terms, replacing it with notification 'before' changes go into effect without specifying a notice period. More materially, the company consolidated all disputes to exclusive resolution in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California or San Mateo County state court under California law, removing the prior option for consumers to pursue claims in competent courts in their home countries. Meta also introduced an explicit $100 liability cap (or amount paid in prior 12 months, whichever is greater) and expanded damages exclusions to cover all consequential, special, indirect, exemplary, punitive, and incidental losses 'even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages', without the qualifying language 'to the fullest extent permissible by law' that previously applied.
View change record →The updated terms establish several operational changes affecting how disputes are handled and how the Terms themselves can be modified. For consumers, the revised dispute resolution language states that consumer claims will be resolved under the laws of the consumer's own country in courts located in that country, rather than exclusively in California courts. Meta reserves the right to pursue claims against consumers in California courts. For users employing automated data collection, the updated terms require compliance with separate Automated Data Collection Terms and explicitly state that Meta may restrict or revoke permission at any time. The Terms now require Meta to provide at least 30 days' advance notice before making changes, except when changes are required by law.
View change record →The updated terms establish a jurisdictional change for consumers. Previously, all disputes had to be resolved in California courts; now, if you are a consumer or if your country requires it, disputes must be resolved in courts within your home country under your home country's laws. For Meta's own claims against you, the agreement still requires disputes to proceed exclusively in California courts. The revised terms also now require Meta to notify you at least 30 days in advance before making changes to these Terms, and you will have the opportunity to review them before they take effect, unless changes are required by law.
View change record →⚠ Automated data collection without prior Meta permission may result in account suspension or legal action under the terms, as Meta reserves the right to restrict or revoke access and pursue enforcement.
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Compare across platforms →"You may not access or collect data from our Products using automated means (including by engaging in Automated Data Collection as defined in the Automated Data Collection Terms) without our prior permission, or attempt to access data you do not have permission to access, regardless of whether such automated access or collection is undertaken while logged-in to a Facebook account. If you engage in any Automated Data Collection, you must also comply with the Automated Data Collection Terms. We may restrict or revoke our permission at any time.Excerpt from Meta's Terms of Service
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This provision restricts programmatic data access to Meta Products to parties with prior Meta permission, and subjects any permitted collection to the Automated Data Collection Terms. Meta's right to revoke permission at any time creates an operational dependency for developers, researchers, and businesses that rely on programmatic access to Meta platform data.
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