Facebook parent company Meta announced on Thursday that the “News” tab will be removed from the social media site for users in the United States and Australia in April, date to be announced. As part of the change, Meta will cease paying publishers for content posted on the platform in Australia. (The company ceased such deals for American publishers in 2022.)
The announcement came wrapped in euphemistic language, as Meta, parent company of Facebook, said in a statement, “In early April 2024, we will deprecate Facebook News – a dedicated tab in the bookmarks section on Facebook that spotlights news – in the US and Australia.