On September 18, 2025, Reuters reported that Meta is negotiating with Axel Springer, Fox, and other publishers for licenses to news content for use in AI models. The potential deal aims to secure legal training materials and mitigate copyright disputes, with the possibility of paying fees or sharing royalties. For users, the accuracy of answers associated with recent news within Meta products may improve. For the media market, similar negotiations could open up a new revenue stream for publishers. Future impact: A growing trend towards a "data license economy" for AI models.
Meta negotiates news licenses for AI training.
