Meta to drop 'Facebook News' tab in U.S. and Australia in April
Meta plans to remove Facebook News tab in the US and Australia in April due to low usage and assertion that users don't visit Facebook for news.
Meta is focusing on aligning investments with products people value, such as short-form videos, and will no longer offer new commercial deals or products for news publishers. [ more ]
Meta to drop 'Facebook News' tab in U.S. and Australia in April
Meta plans to remove Facebook News tab in the US and Australia in April due to low usage and assertion that users don't visit Facebook for news.
Meta is focusing on aligning investments with products people value, such as short-form videos, and will no longer offer new commercial deals or products for news publishers. [ more ]
News on social media is a fractured mess, Pew study indicates
News distribution on social media platforms is chaotic, with users mostly encountering news content from influencers and unconnected accounts rather than journalists and media organizations. [ more ]