Hoping to tamp down criticism, Meta has removed the term “train” from its new commercial terms of service, effective October 30.

Legal experts had warned that the updated terms might allow Meta to indefinitely scrape websites linked to business pages, potentially dodging millions in licensing fees from news organizations. The tech giant’s statement to Nieman Lab clarified that the updated language only applies to ads and business products, stating, “Content owners can use robots.txt to signal their preferences.”

However, experts remain unconvinced, with Matt Topic, a media and intellectual property attorney, telling Nieman Lab, “Publishers should remain concerned.” The updates, while a response to backlash, do not address the core concerns raised by legal experts, who fear the terms could still be used to scrape news sites.

Meta’s spokesperson did not alert users to the changed language following backlash, potentially adding to the confusion surrounding the policy rollout. In a statement to Ars, the spokesperson acknowledged the initial report but did not address the follow-up report reiterating experts’ concerns.