Australian TV networks ask watchdog to review draft Meta content-scraping policy | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

November 4, 2026

Free TV Australia has asked the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission to “urgently: review Meta Platforms’ proposed content-scraping terms, arguing they could breach misuse of market power laws and provisions on unfair contract terms. The ACCC declined to comment on investigations but highlighted its longstanding concerns about powerful digital platforms imposing unilateral changes on businesses. Meta has paused the changes pending industry consultation, following publisher opposition and a UK competition investigation over concerns the terms could enable the use of website content for AI training.