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Episode: Facebook News tab becomes unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content
Description: Meta sunsetted Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics. The feature was shut down in the U.K., France, and Germany last year.
Launched in 2019, the News tab curated headlines from national and international news organizations, as well as smaller, local publications.
Meta says users can still view links to news articles, and news organizations can still post and promote their stories and websites, as any other individual or organization can on Facebook.
The change came as Meta tries to scale back news and political content...