Meta plans to deprecate the Facebook News tab in early December for users in those the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Facebook users in the United Kingdom, France and Germany will soon no longer be able to access a dedicated tab to view news articles.The decision to deprecate Facebook News for some European users comes after the company recently shut down access to news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada in response to a new law that required tech companies to pay news outlets for distributing their content.
Facebook users in the United Kingdom, France and Germany will no longer see a dedicated section for news articles starting in December.Tuesday that it is plans to"deprecate" the Facebook News tab in early December for users in those European countries as"part of an ongoing effort to better align our investments to our products and services people value the most."
The company added that it plans on spending more time and money on short-form video, as best exemplified by its TikTok-like Reels product. News represents less than 3% of what people see in their Facebook feeds, Meta said.Meta said that it would honor the Facebook News obligations it had made to publishers in those countries, but said it won't enter into new deals and has no plans to offer new products for news publishers.
The decision to deprecate Facebook News is part of a broader move away from the news business. The company recentlyaccess to news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada after its government passed the Online News Act, which requires tech firms to pay content fees to media outlets in the country. Meta disagreed with the Canadian law, saying that"the legislation misrepresents the value news outlets receive when choosing to use our platforms" and that it is"based on the incorrect premise that Meta benefits unfairly from news content shared on our platforms."
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