THE ERASED CLAUSE | AI Cartoon by Zimbo

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Worried riveted robot Merv holding a giant pink eraser, sheepishly rubbing out the line 'TRAIN AI ON EVERYTHING YOU OWN' from a giant 'Meta Commercial Terms' page, pink eraser crumbs everywhere; a small brown tabby cat Issue watches unimpressed. — Two days after Nieman Lab showed Meta's new commercial terms could let it scrape every business's website to train its AI - no opt-out - Meta quietly deleted the clause today.Zimbo for AI News Page

Sources behind the cartoon

LIKE THIS CARTOON? GET ZIMBO IN YOUR INBOX · FREE ↓

Embed this cartoon

GRAB THE SNIPPET

Free to put on your site. Paste the snippet, keep the credit line, don't mess with the art.

<a href="https://ainewspage.com/cartoons/2026-10-17-meta-tos-scrape-uturn/"><img src="https://ainewspage.com/assets/cartoons/2026-10-17-meta-tos-scrape-uturn.zimbo-corner-v1.northwest.cream.cb4f80c4.webp" alt="Worried riveted robot Merv holding a giant pink eraser, sheepishly rubbing out the line &#39;TRAIN AI ON EVERYTHING YOU OWN&#39; from a giant &#39;Meta Commercial Terms&#39; page, pink eraser crumbs everywhere; a small brown tabby cat Issue watches unimpressed." style="max-width:100%;height:auto;"></a>
<p style="font-size:12px;">Via <a href="https://ainewspage.com/cartoons/2026-10-17-meta-tos-scrape-uturn/">AI News Page</a></p>

Zimbo

Zimbo draws money, power, artificial intelligence, and whatever else appears to be going terribly well.

Republish this cartoon

Newsletters, blogs, and publications may republish this cartoon free with visible Zimbo / AI News Page credit and a link to this page. Keep the Zimbo signature intact, do not materially alter the artwork, and do not imply endorsement by AI News Page. This permission applies only to this cartoon, not linked source material or other third-party works.