Last year, Meta discontinued its dedicated Facebook News tab in the UK, France and Germany. The company plans to do the same in more countries in the future.
In early April 2024, Meta will retire Facebook News, a dedicated tab in Facebook’s Bookmarks section that highlights news from the United States and Australia. This decision is part of Meta’s continued efforts to align investments with products and services that people value most, such as short-form videos.
of Official announcement Last year, he said, the number of people using Facebook News in Australia and the US fell by more than 80%. After all, the proportion of information that can be found in news on Facebook is less than 3%, and it does not attract much attention. Highlighted meta:
We know people don’t come to Facebook for news or political content, they come to connect with others and discover new opportunities, passions, and interests.
A few years ago, Facebook blocked news links in response to a proposed law that would require companies like Meta to compensate media organizations for their content. However, the company reinstated the news link shortly after starting negotiations with Australian media.
Canada had its own little uproar last year when Meta pulled news content from both Facebook and Instagram. why? That’s because of the Online News Act, which mandates major online platforms like Meta to open their wallets and pay news outlets for the use of their content.
