#news-tab

#news-tab

Meta discontinues Facebook's news feature for US and Australian users in April.

Meta focuses on aligning investments with popular features like short form videos.

Facebook is eliminating its dedicated News tab in the U.S. and Australia due to low user engagement.

Google is testing the removal of its News tab from search results, but currently has no plans to do so.

Meta will stop paying Australian publishers for news and shut down the news tab in Australia and the US.

The decision is part of an effort to align investments with popular services, given a significant drop in Facebook News usage in Australia and the US.

Facebook plans to deprecate its News tab for users in the United States and Australia by April.

The decision might suggest users don't necessarily dislike news, just face difficulty finding it on Facebook.

Facebook News tab disappearing for US and Australia

Meta focusing on products people value most

Meta is ending news licensing deals with outlets like CNN and the New York Times in the US and Australia.

Facebook News tab, launched in 2019 with significant content deals, will be discontinued in April 2024, with a shift towards short-form video content.

Meta is removing the news tab on Facebook in the U.S. and Australia by April 2024.

The company wants to focus on products users value, like short-form video, as news usage declined.