Meta Axes ‘Facebook News Tab’ Along With Future Content Deals With Media
Tech giant set for major clash with Australian government.
A smartphone and a computer screen displaying the logos of the social network Facebook and its parent company Meta in Toulouse, southwestern France, on Jan. 12, 2023. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images
Meta will be cutting its Facebook News tab in April and will not renew commercial deals with traditional media outlets.
The company wants to focus on products it believes people value most, after the number of people using Facebook News in Australia and the United States declined by 80 percent in a year.
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
