Facebook plans to remove the News tab for users of the social network in the United States and Australia. This will happen by the end of April. Thus, the platform will no longer be a place to view news.
News is a special tab in the bookmarks section of Facebook that highlights the news. Due to the peculiarities of the interface, it is quite difficult to find it (probably, some did not even know about its existence).
At the same time, Facebook insists that users don’t use the social network site for news anyway, claiming that only 3% of what users see worldwide are news articles.
“The number of people using Facebook News in Australia and the US fell by more than 80% last year. We know that people don’t come to Facebook for news or political content — they come to connect with people and discover new opportunities, likes and interests,” the statement said.
The decision to shut down Facebook’s News tab came after other Meta resources like Instagram and Threads made it clear they didn’t want to be in the news business. Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said that since Threads launched last year, it has not been a place for news.
At the same time, Facebook emphasizes that news outlets will still be able to share their content on the platform, and users will still be allowed to share any news articles they like in their own feeds. Facebook also said it remains committed to fact-checking the site.
Source: gizmodo
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