Meta Platforms, Inc. × Newsmax, Inc.
Meta Platforms and Newsmax announced a licensing agreement allowing Meta to use Newsmax's content to train its AI tools across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. [37] The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. This partnership is one of several similar deals Meta has signed with news outlets to source reliable information for its AI services. [37]
The asset
A licensing agreement for Meta to use Newsmax's current and archived editorial content to train its AI-powered search and discovery tools.
The record
- Seller status
- Going concern
- Sector
- news publishing
- Modalities
- text, images, video
- Jurisdiction
- US
What it means if you hold data
The deal illustrates that AI developers are diversifying their content sources beyond mainstream publishers to include outlets with specific political leanings, aiming to create more 'balanced' AI models. This suggests a potential market for data from a wide spectrum of niche content providers.