European editors demand "urgent measures" from the European Commission to curb Meta's new trading conditions regarding the use of media content

Meta has been ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico for misleading users about privacy on Facebook and $479 million to Spanish media for unfair competition. European publishers are urging the EU to halt new commercial terms that would allow Meta to use their content without consent. The Spanish Media Association supports this initiative, highlighting the broad powers Meta seeks to claim over journalistic content. They argue that these practices could cause irreversible damage to intellectual property rights. The new terms are set to take effect on October 30 unless European mediation occurs, with concerns about AI training using news content without proper agreements. WAN-IFRA has outlined key demands to protect media rights against Meta's practices.